How to say “feel dizzy” in Chinese

晕
yūn

feel dizzy

adjective · HSK 6 · topic “Illness and treatment”

“Feel dizzy” in Chinese is 晕, yūn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

晕 is read yūn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yūn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

晕
yūn — dizzy; faint

On top, 日 “sun”; below, 军 jūn hints at the reading. In 晕车 “get carsick” it is read yùn.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “晕”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 晕. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我晕车想坐前面wǒyùnchē,xiǎngzuòqiánmiànI get carsick — I want to sit in front.
  • 我有点儿晕车wǒyǒudiǎnryùnchēI feel a bit carsick.
  • 我头很晕想坐一会儿wǒtóuhěnyūn,xiǎngzuòyíhuìrI feel really dizzy, I want to sit down for a bit.
  • 我头有点儿晕wǒtóuyǒudiǎnryūnI feel a little dizzy.
  • 我头晕还想吐2wǒtóuyūn,háixiǎngtùI feel dizzy, and I also feel like throwing up.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “What's wrong: symptoms”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “feel dizzy” in Chinese?

“Feel dizzy” in Chinese is 晕, pinyin yūn.

What does 晕 mean?

晕 (yūn) means “feel dizzy”.

How do you write 晕?

晕 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 晕?

晕 is read yūn. Tones: yūn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“feel dizzy” in the lesson “What's wrong: symptoms”

This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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