昏昏沉沉

hūnhūnchénchén
idiom #31,542

Meanings

  1. 1 groggy, dazed
  2. 2 muddle-headed
  3. 3 in a drowsy stupor

Examples

Gǎnmào chī le yào hòu, wǒ zhěng ge xiàwǔ dōu hūnhūnchénchén de.
After taking cold medicine, I was groggy the whole afternoon.
Áoyè jiābān hòu, tā dì èr tiān hūnhūnchénchén, shénme yě gàn bù liǎo.
After pulling an all-nighter, he was so dazed the next day he couldn't get anything done.
Wū lǐ mēnrè de hěn, zuò le bù jiǔ jiù juéde hūnhūnchénchén.
The room was very stuffy — I hadn't sat long before I started feeling groggy.

Tips

usage
Describes physical/mental fog — from illness, lack of sleep, heat, medication, or boredom. Usually used with as a stative, or with before a verb. For drunken fog, 醉醺醺 is more specific.
memory
Reduplicated (dizzy) and (heavy) — the AABB form amplifies the feeling of a heavy, clouded head.

Stroke Order

hūn
chén