Chinese word

晕

Pronunciation

Pinyinyūn

Meaning

  • adjectivedizzy

Example

我有点晕。wǒ yóu diǎn yūn

I feel a little dizzy.

Illustration for 晕 (dizzy)

More examples

一进闷热的房间，他就感到晕。yí jìn mēn rè de fáng jiān tā jiù gǎn dào yūn

As soon as he enters a stuffy room, he feels dizzy.

Core concept

A drifting, blurred feeling in which the head or surroundings seem to spin and balance becomes uncertain.

Common phrases

  • 头晕tóu yūn

    feel dizzy

  • 感到晕gǎn dào yūn

    feel dizzy

  • 有点晕yóu diǎn yūn

    feel slightly dizzy

  • 站起来会晕zhàn qǐ lái huì yūn

    feel dizzy when getting up

Similar words

头晕tóu yūn: Feeling a spinning sensation in the head that can make the eyes seem to turn.
眩晕xuàn yùn: Experiencing medical vertigo, in which the surroundings seem to spin.
头昏tóu hūn: Feeling dull and heavy in the head, with little energy or sharpness.
迷糊mí hū: Being mentally unclear, so awareness and judgment are not fully sharp.

Definition in Chinese

头部或眼前出现旋转或发轻飘的感觉，表现为平衡感下降或视野模糊，有时可延伸为短暂的意识丧失。tóu bù huò yǎn qián chū xiàn xuán zhuǎn huò fā qīng piāo de gǎn jué biǎo xiàn wèi píng héng gǎn xià jiàng huò shì yě mó hú yǒu shí kě yán shēn wèi duǎn zàn de yì shí sàng shī

Word origin

The character 晕 (yūn, "dizzy") comes from an older word for the hazy ring around the sun or moon, linking a blurred halo with a blurred sense of balance.

Usage tips

  • In casual speech, 我晕 (wǒ yūn, "I'm dizzy") can also be an exclamation of shock or exasperation, so a physical symptom is clearer when the context names the sensation.

Other meanings

  • faintverb
  • confusedadjective

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