Chinese word dictionary

晕头转向

yūntóu-zhuànxiàng · confused and disoriented

Practice word

Word information

Simplified晕头转向

Traditional暈頭轉向

Pinyinyūntóu-zhuànxiàng

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

晕yūn

dizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

转zhuǎn

to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail

向xiàng

towards; direction, trend

How to learn 晕头转向

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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头tóu

head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]

方向fāngxiàng

direction; orientation; CL:個|个[ge4]

头发tóufa

hair (on the head)

向xiàng

surname Xiang; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向[xiang4]; towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...; variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly

点头diǎntóu

to nod

馒头mántou

steamed bun