晕头转向
yūntóuzhuànxiàng
dizzy and disoriented; utterly confused
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
向 xiàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
Example phrases
- 连续三天处理突发投诉后，新来的主管已经忙得晕头转向。 Liánxù sān tiān chǔlǐ tūfā tóusù hòu, xīn lái de zhǔguǎn yǐjīng máng de yūntóu zhuànxiàng. After dealing with sudden complaints for three consecutive days, the new manager was already run off his feet and completely disoriented.
- 迷宫里转了半天，他早就晕头转向了。 Mígōng li zhuànle bàntiān, tā zǎojiù yūntóu zhuànxiàng le. After wandering in the maze for ages, he was long since dizzy and disoriented.
- 第一次在大城市换乘地铁，游客晕头转向。 Dì yí cì zài dà chéngshì huànchéng dìtiě, yóukè yūntóu zhuànxiàng. Changing metro lines in a big city for the first time, the tourist was completely confused.