Chinese symbol for “faint”
晕倒
yūn dǎo
Traditional: 暈倒
to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
The closest CC-CEDICT match for faint is 晕倒 (yūn dǎo), defined as: to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “faint”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昏倒 | hūn dǎo | to faint |
| 隐隐 (隱隱) | yǐn yǐn | faint; indistinct |
| 淡淡 | dàn dàn | faint; dim |
| 厥 | jué | to faint; to lose consciousness |
| 昏厥 | hūn jué | to faint |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 晕倒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 头晕 (頭暈) | tóu yūn | dizzy |
| 晕眩 (暈眩) | yūn xuàn | to feel dizzy; dizziness |
| 眩晕 (眩暈) | xuàn yùn | vertigo; dizziness |
| 晕车 (暈車) | yùn chē | to be carsick |
| 电晕 (電暈) | diàn yùn | corona discharge |
| 打倒 | dǎ dǎo | to overthrow; to knock down |
| 倒闭 (倒閉) | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck |
See also: Japanese symbol for “faint”.
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