昏迷 (hūn mí) — to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; to be unconscious; to be in a stupor
Definition
昏迷 is a sustained loss of consciousness — a medical/serious register term for being in a coma, deeper and longer than 晕 (a brief faint). Contrast with 昏, which emphasizes the act of fainting or becoming muddled.
verb
to lose consciousnessto be in a comato be unconsciousto be in a stupor
Examples
- 昏迷。Tā tóu bù shòu zhòng jī hòu lì kè hūn mí le.He lost consciousness immediately after a heavy blow to the head.
- 昏迷，。Bìng rén yǐ jīng hūn mí liǎng tiān le, yī shēng zhèng zài quán lì qiǎng jiù.The patient has been in a coma for two days, and the doctors are doing their best to save him.
- 昏迷，。Tā cóng hūn mí zhōng xǐng lái shí, wán quán bú jì de fā shēng le shén me.When she woke up from the coma, she had no memory of what had happened.
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