晕倒

暈倒

yūndǎo

verb HSK 7 #7,799

Meanings

1 to faint
2 to pass out
3 to collapse from dizziness

Characters

dizzy; to faint

to fall; to collapse

Examples

她在太阳下站了太久，晕倒了。

Tā zài tàiyáng xià zhànle tài jiǔ, yūndǎo le.

She stood in the sun too long and fainted.

听到那个消息，他差点晕倒。

Tīngdào nàge xiāoxi, tā chàdiǎn yūndǎo.

Upon hearing that news, he almost fainted.

Tips

memory

晕 (yūn) means dizzy, and 倒 (dǎo) means to fall down. Dizzy + fall = faint.

Stroke Order

晕 yūn

倒 dào