头昏眼花

頭昏眼花

tóuhūn-yǎnhuā

idiom

Meanings

HSK 3

我饿得头昏眼花。

Wǒ è de tóuhūn-yǎnhuā.

I'm so hungry I feel dizzy and I'm seeing stars.

HSK 5

连续加班三天，他累得头昏眼花，差点在地铁上睡着。

Liánxù jiābān sān tiān, tā lèi de tóuhūn-yǎnhuā, chàdiǎn zài dìtiě shàng shuìzháo.

After three straight days of overtime he was so tired he felt dizzy, and he nearly fell asleep on the subway.

usage

Often after 得 to show the cause: 看得头昏眼花 "dizzy from staring". In everyday speech 头晕 is more common than 头昏.

头 tóu

昏 hūn

眼 yǎn

花 huā