昏过去

昏過去
hūnguòqù
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to faint
  2. 2 to pass out
  3. 3 to lose consciousness

Examples

Tā tīngdào zhège xiāoxi chàdiǎn hūn guòqù.
She almost fainted when she heard the news.
Tā zài lièrì xià zhàn le sān ge xiǎoshí, zuìhòu hūn le guòqù.
He stood under the blazing sun for three hours and finally passed out.

Tips

grammar
'faint' + directional complement 过去 'go over,' giving the sense of consciousness 'going away.' The complement can split around : 过去. Compare 过来 (xǐng guòlái) 'come to / wake up,' which uses the opposite direction.

Stroke Order

hūn
guò