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晕

yūn

dizzy; to faint

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Character

晕 yūn

Strokes
10
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 军 army, military
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 会议室通风不好,坐久了他有点晕。 Huìyìshì tōngfēng bù hǎo, zuò jiǔ le tā yǒudiǎn yūn. The meeting room was poorly ventilated, and after sitting for a long time he felt a bit dizzy.
  • 我站起来太快,一下子觉得头晕。 Wǒ zhàn qǐlái tài kuài, yíxiàzi juéde tóuyūn. I stood up too fast and suddenly felt dizzy.
  • 太阳太大,她站了一会儿就晕倒了。 Tàiyáng tài dà, tā zhàn le yíhuìr jiù yūndǎo le. The sun was so strong that she fainted after standing for a while.

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