Definition

1. 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.)

1. Unconscious, insensible
   • bị thương nặng, nằm bất tỉnh
     seriously wounded, he lay unconscious
   • nghe tin đau xót, ngã lăn ra bất tỉnh
     on hearing the painful news, she fell down unconscious; on hearing the painful news, she fainted