头昏

頭昏

tóuhūn

adjective #18,174

Meanings

1 dizzy; giddy
2 light-headed

Characters

dizzy; confused; dusk

Examples

我今天头昏，可能是没睡好。

Wǒ jīntiān tóuhūn, kěnéng shì méi shuì hǎo.

I'm dizzy today — maybe I didn't sleep well.

她站起来的时候觉得头昏眼花。

Tā zhàn qǐlái de shíhou juéde tóuhūn yǎnhuā.

She felt dizzy and saw stars when she stood up.

Tips

usage

头昏眼花 (tóuhūn yǎnhuā) is a common four-character phrase meaning 'dizzy and seeing stars.' 头昏 and 头晕 are near-synonyms; 头晕 is slightly more common in daily speech.

Stroke Order

头 tóu

昏 hūn