Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To feel giddy or dizzy: To experience a temporary sensation of unsteadiness, lightheadedness, or a feeling that one's surroundings are spinning or moving.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Tôi cảm thấy xây xẩm sau khi đứng dậy quá nhanh. (I felt dizzy after standing up too quickly.)
  • Nghe tin đó, cô ấy xây xẩm mặt mày, suýt ngã. (Upon hearing that news, she felt giddy and almost fainted.)
  • Anh ấy bị xây xẩm vì huyết áp thấp. (He gets dizzy because of low blood pressure.)

Advanced Usage

• "xây xẩm mặt mày": A common idiomatic phrase meaning to feel extremely dizzy or lightheaded, often to the point of nearly fainting, typically due to shock, illness, or physical exertion.
  • Làm việc dưới nắng nóng khiến tôi xây xẩm mặt mày. (Working under the hot sun made me feel extremely dizzy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Choáng váng (verb): To feel stunned, dazed, or vertiginous, often from a physical or emotional shock. It can imply a stronger, more sudden sensation than "xây xẩm".
• Chóng mặt (verb): To feel dizzy, vertiginous. It is often used interchangeably with "xây xẩm" but can also specifically refer to vertigo.
• Hoa mắt (verb): To have blurred vision or see spots, often accompanying dizziness.

Synonyms

• Chóng mặt: dizzy, vertiginous.
• Quay cuồng: to spin, to whirl (describing a more intense, swirling sensation of dizziness).

Related Idioms

• Xây xẩm mặt mày: (as explained in Advanced Usage) to be extremely dizzy.

verb

1. giddy, dizzy