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晕

yūn · yun/yùn · yun

Traditional 暈

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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yūn 暈

  1. confused
  2. dizzy
  3. giddy
  4. to faint
  5. to swoon
  6. to lose consciousness
  7. to pass out

yùn 暈

  1. dizzy
  2. halo
  3. ring around moon or sun
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In a conversation

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Getting on the boat

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)湖(hú)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)划船(huáchuán)吧(ba)！

    This lake is lovely. Let's go boating!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)一(yī)上(shàng)船(chuán)就(jiù)晕(yūn)。

    I get dizzy as soon as I get on a boat.

  3. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)湖(hú)，不是(bùshì)海(hǎi)，你(nǐ)还(hái)晕(yūn)？

    It's a lake, not the sea. You still get dizzy?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，小(xiǎo)船(chuán)更(gèng)晕(yūn)。

    Yes, small boats are even worse.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)不(bù)划(huá)了(le)，就(jiù)在(zài)岸上(ànshàng)看(kàn)船(chuán)。

    Then let's not row. We'll just watch the boats from the shore.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)坐(zuò)船(chuán)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)容(róng)易(yì)晕(yūn)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)尽(jǐn)量(liàng)不(bù)吃(chī)东(dōng)西(xi)。

I get dizzy easily when riding a boat, so I try not to eat anything.

02

他(tā)听(tīng)到(dào)那(nà)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)后(hòu)，突(tū)然(rán)晕(yūn)倒(dǎo)在(zài)地(dì)。

After hearing that news, he suddenly fainted and fell to the ground.

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