chết giấc

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Một người đàn ông chết giấc trên sàn nhà.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To lose consciousness, to faint, to swoon: To enter a temporary state of unconsciousness, typically due to a sudden, intense physical or emotional shock such as extreme fear, severe pain, or overwhelming emotion. It implies a sudden and complete collapse.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nghe tin dữ, bà ấy chết giấc tại chỗ. (Upon hearing the bad news, she fainted dead away on the spot.)
  • Cậu bé bị ngã đập đầu xuống đất và chết giấc. (The boy fell, hit his head on the ground, and lost consciousness.)
  • Sợ quá chết giấc. (To fall into a dead faint from fright.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase emphasizes a sudden and profound loss of consciousness, often described as falling down or collapsing. It is stronger than simply "ngất" (to faint) and carries a dramatic connotation, sometimes implying the person appears lifeless for a moment.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngất (v): To faint, to pass out. This is a more general and commonly used term for losing consciousness.
• Bất tỉnh (v/adj): To be unconscious; unconscious. Often used in medical or serious contexts.
• Xỉu (v, colloquial): To faint, to pass out. A very common and informal term.

Synonyms

• To faint
• To pass out
• To swoon
• To lose consciousness
• To black out

Related Idioms

• Chết giấc đi sống lại: To faint and then come to; to hover between life and death. This idiom describes a state of extreme physical collapse and recovery.
  • Sau cú va chạm, anh ta chết giấc đi sống lại. (After the collision, he kept fading in and out of consciousness.)

Học thuật

verb

1. To lose consciousness, to fall into a dead faint, to swoon
   • sợ quá chết giấc
     to fall into a dead faint from fright
   • bị đánh mạnh, ngã lăn ra chết giấc
     under the heavy blow, he fell unconscious