不省人事

bùxǐng-rénshì

idiom #11,420

Meanings

1 to be unconscious
2 to be in a coma
3 to lose consciousness

Characters

to be aware; to realize

Examples

他被打得不省人事。

Tā bèi dǎ de bùxǐngrénshì.

He was beaten unconscious.

病人已经不省人事了。

Bìngrén yǐjīng bùxǐngrénshì le.

The patient has already lost consciousness.

Tips

memory

不 (not) + 省 (aware) + 人事 (human affairs) — so unaware of worldly matters that one is unconscious.

usage

Often used to describe someone who has fainted, is in a coma, or is extremely drunk.

Stroke Order

不 bù

省 shěng

人 rén

事 shì