Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)

1. Dizzy
   • hay chóng mặt vì bị thiếu máu
     to feel often dizzy from anemia