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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

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