目眩 (mù xuàn) — dizzy; dazzled

Definition

Literary verb for eyes being dazzled or going dizzy from strong stimuli (light, spinning, shock). 眩晕 is the more clinical word for the spinning sensation; 目眩 emphasizes the visual overwhelm.

verb
dizzydazzled

Examples

  • 目眩。
    Wǒ yǒu diǎn mù xuàn.
    I feel a bit dizzy.
  • ，目眩。
    Dēng guāng tài qiáng, wǒ mù xuàn le.
    The light is too strong; I'm dazzled.
  • ，目眩。
    Tā zhuǎn le jǐ quān, gǎn dào mù xuàn.
    He spun around a few times and felt dizzy.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

目mùeye
眩xuàndizzy

目眩 is when the 目, eyes, are 眩, dizzy or dazzled.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

目 began as a drawing of a human eye, turned sideways.

Open 目 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeye
Sound part声符shēngfú
玄
玄xuán眩xuàn
Same sound today

The 目 part shows it is about the eye; 玄 provides the sound.

Open 眩 →

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