chóng mặt
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Definition
Adjective:
- Dizzy; vertiginous: Experiencing a sensation of spinning, unsteadiness, or lightheadedness, often making it difficult to maintain balance.
- Causing dizziness: Describing something (like a height or speed) that induces this sensation.
Verb phrase (to feel/experience): Used with verbs like "bị", "cảm thấy", or "thấy" to describe the act of feeling dizzy.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Tôi cảm thấy chóng mặt. (I feel dizzy.)
- Cô ấy chóng mặt và buồn nôn. (She is dizzy and nauseous.)
- Chiều cao ấy thật chóng mặt. (That height is truly dizzying.)
Verb phrase:
- Anh ấy hay bị chóng mặt vì thiếu máu. (He often feels dizzy from anemia.)
- Tôi thấy chóng mặt khi nhìn xuống. (I feel dizzy when looking down.)
Advanced Usage
- "hoa mắt chóng mặt": A common four-word idiom meaning "dizzy and seeing spots" or "utterly dazzled," used to describe extreme physical dizziness or being overwhelmed (e.g., by wealth, information).
- Lợi nhuận khổng lồ khiến nhiều người hoa mắt chóng mặt. (The enormous profits left many people utterly dazzled.)
Variants and Related Words
Choáng váng (adj): to feel stunned, dazed, or woozy (often from a shock or blow, sometimes overlapping with dizziness).
- Cú ngã khiến anh ta choáng váng. (The fall left him dazed.)
Hoa mắt (adj/verb phrase): to have blurred vision or see spots, often occurring alongside dizziness.
- Tôi đứng dậy nhanh quá nên bị hoa mắt. (I stood up too fast so my vision blurred.)
Synonyms
- Dizzy: The most direct synonym, describing the physical sensation.
- Lightheaded: Feeling faint or unsteady, often without the spinning sensation.
- Vertiginous: A more formal term for causing or relating to vertigo (a severe form of dizziness).
Related Idioms and Phrases
Chóng mặt váng đầu: Similar to "hoa mắt chóng mặt," emphasizing a state of being completely dizzy and disoriented.
- Công việc quá nhiều khiến tôi chóng mặt váng đầu. (Too much work makes my head spin.)
Làm chóng mặt: to make dizzy; to cause dizziness.
- Tốc độ trên tàu lượn làm chóng mặt. (The speed on the roller coaster is dizzying.)
- Dizzy
- hay chóng mặt vì bị thiếu máuto feel often dizzy from anemia