晕倒

暈倒

yūndǎo

verb HSK 7-9 #7,799

Meanings

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

Characters

dizzy; to faint

to fall; to collapse

Examples

HSK 3

她在太阳下站了太久，晕倒了。

Tā zài tàiyáng xià zhàn le tài jiǔ, yūndǎo le.

She stood in the sun too long and fainted.

HSK 5

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 dǎo