Definition
昏迷 (hūn mí) is a medical term for a deep, prolonged loss of consciousness (a coma), not a brief faint. By contrast, 晕 (yūn) means a temporary faint or dizziness, and 昏 (hūn) can mean fainting, confusion, or losing consciousness but is less severe. 昏迷 is used in clinical or serious contexts; the others are more general.
verb
to lose consciousnessto be in a comato be unconsciousto be in a stupor
Examples
- 昏迷。Tā tóubù shòu zhòngjī hòu lìkè hūn mí le.He lost consciousness immediately after a heavy blow to the head.
- 昏迷，。Bìngrén yǐjīng hūn mí liǎng tiān le, yīshēng zhèngzài quánlì qiǎngjiù.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, wánquán bú jìde fāshēng le shénme.When she woke up from the coma, she had no memory of what had happened.
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