晕厥

暈厥

yūnjué

verb #29,684

Meanings

1 to faint
2 to lose consciousness
3 to pass out
4 syncope

Characters

dizzy, to feel faint

to fall unconscious, faint

Examples

她因为低血糖而晕厥，被送往医院。

Tā yīnwèi dīxuètáng ér yūnjué, bèi sòngwǎng yīyuàn.

She fainted due to low blood sugar and was taken to the hospital.

极度紧张可能导致晕厥。

Jídù jǐnzhāng kěnéng dǎozhì yūnjué.

Extreme stress can cause a person to faint.

Tips

usage

晕厥 is the medical/formal term for fainting (syncope). The colloquial word 昏倒 (hūndǎo) is more common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

晕 yūn

厥 jué