昏过去

昏過去
hūnguòqù
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
Tā tīngdào zhège xiāoxi chàdiǎn hūnguòqù.
She almost fainted when she heard the news.
HSK 7-9
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 : 昏了过去. Compare 醒过来 (xǐng guòlái) 'come to / wake up,' which uses the opposite direction.

Stroke Order

hūn
guò