晕机

暈機

yùnjī

verb #36,035

Meanings

1 to be airsick
2 to suffer motion sickness on a plane

Characters

machine; (here) airplane

Examples

我一坐飞机就晕机。

Wǒ yī zuò fēijī jiù yùnjī.

I get airsick the moment I get on a plane.

晕机药要在起飞前吃。

Yùnjī yào yào zài qǐfēi qián chī.

Airsickness medicine should be taken before takeoff.

她小时候晕机,现在好多了。

Tā xiǎoshíhou yùnjī, xiànzài hǎo duō le.

She used to get airsick as a child but is much better now.

Tips

memory

晕 = 'dizzy', 机 = 'machine/plane' (short for 飞机). The same 晕 + vehicle pattern gives you 晕车 (yùnchē, 'carsick') and 晕船 (yùnchuán, 'seasick') — three for the price of one.

Stroke Order

晕 yūn

机 jī