头晕目眩 (tóu yūn) — to feel dizzy and disoriented; to have a vertiginous spell
Definition
Idiom for feeling dizzy or lightheaded, often from motion, illness, or mental overload. Used in both spoken and written Chinese.
idiom
to feel dizzy and disorientedto have a vertiginous spell
Examples
- ,头晕目眩。Tā zuò chē shí jiān tài cháng, xià chē shí jué de tóu yūn.He was in the car so long that he felt dizzy when he got out.
- ,头晕目眩。Wǒ gǎn mào fā shāo, zhěng tiān tóu yūn de.I have a cold with a fever and felt dizzy all day.
- ,头晕目眩。Miàn duì nà me duō shù jù, tā kàn dé tóu yūn.Faced with so much data, he got dizzy from staring at it.
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