bất tỉnh
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Unconscious: The primary meaning of "bất tỉnh" describes a state of being completely unaware and unresponsive to external stimuli, typically due to injury, illness, or shock. It implies a loss of consciousness.
- Insensible: A more formal synonym for unconscious, emphasizing a lack of physical sensation or awareness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta bị thương nặng và nằm bất tỉnh trên đường. (He was seriously injured and lay unconscious on the road.)
- Nghe tin đau xót, cô ấy ngã lăn ra bất tỉnh. (On hearing the painful news, she fell down unconscious.)
- Nạn nhân vẫn còn bất tỉnh sau vụ tai nạn. (The victim is still unconscious after the accident.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in medical or emergency contexts to describe a patient's critical condition.
- It can describe a temporary state (like fainting) or a prolonged state (like a coma).
Variants and Related Words
- Bất tỉnh nhân sự (adj, idiomatic/colloquial): This phrase intensifies the state of being unconscious, often implying a deep, profound, or complete loss of consciousness. It can sometimes be used humorously or hyperbolically.
- Cú ngã mạnh khiến anh ấy bất tỉnh nhân sự. (The hard fall knocked him out cold.)
Synonyms
- Unconscious: not conscious; insensible.
- Insensible: without one's mental faculties; unconscious.
- Comatose: in a state of deep unconsciousness (for a prolonged period).
- Knocked out: (informal) rendered unconscious.
Related Idioms
- Ngã lăn ra bất tỉnh: to fall down unconscious. This is a common collocation describing the sudden action of fainting or losing consciousness.
- Cô ấy sốc đến mức ngã lăn ra bất tỉnh. (She was so shocked that she fell down unconscious.)
- Unconscious, insensible
- bị thương nặng, nằm bất tỉnhseriously wounded, he lay unconscious
- nghe tin đau xót, ngã lăn ra bất tỉnhon hearing the painful news, she fell down unconscious; on hearing the painful news, she fainted