厥 (jué): to faint, to lose consciousness
厥 (jué) is a Chinese character meaning “to faint.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 厂 (cliff). It ranks #3432 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to faint
- to lose consciousness
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昏厥verb | hūn jué | to faint |
| 晕厥verb | yūn jué | to faint |
| 大放厥词phrase | dà fàng jué cí | to prattle on self-importantly (idiom) |
| 惊厥verb | jīng jué | to faint from fear |
| 东突厥斯坦解放组织 | dōng tū jué sī tǎn jiě fàng zǔ zhī | East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Xinjiang dissident group |
| 东突厥斯坦伊斯兰运动 | dōng tū jué sī tǎn yī sī lán yùn dòng | East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) |
| 东突厥斯坦proper-noun | dōng tū jué sī tǎn | East Turkestan |
| 突厥斯坦proper-noun | tū jué sī tǎn | Turkestan |
| 厥功至伟phrase | jué gōng zhì wěi | (idiom) to have made significant contributions to a project or cause |
| 突厥proper-noun | tū jué | Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent |
厥 appears in 10 compound words: 10 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
了解厥字的来源,有助于理解中国文化。
le jiě jué zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .
Understanding the origin of the character "厥" helps in understanding Chinese culture.
中国历史上从来没有把新疆称为“东突厥斯坦”,更不存在什么“东突厥斯坦国”。
zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng cóng lái méi yǒu bǎ xīn jiāng chèn wéi dōng tū jué sī tǎn , gēng bù cún zài shén má dōng tū jué sī tǎn guó .
Throughout Chinese history, Xinjiang has never been referred to as “East Turkestan,” nor has there ever been any such thing as the “State of East Turkestan.”
中青报·中青网记者 李强/摄 他曾为创作小说日夜写作,累到昏厥。
zhōng qīng bào zhōng qīng wǎng jì zhě lǐ qiáng shè tā céng wéi chuàng zuò xiǎo shuō rì yè xiě zuò , lěi dào hūn jué .
Photo by Li Qiang, China Youth Daily/China Youth Online. He once wrote day and night to complete a novel, until he collapsed from exhaustion.
持续高温下,王阿姨相继出现大汗淋漓、恶心不适、全身乏力等症状,最终晕厥。
chí xù gāo wēn xià , wáng ā yí xiāng jì chū xiàn dà hàn lín 漓 , è xīn bù shì , quán shēn fá lì děng zhèng zhuàng , zuì zhōng yūn jué .
Amid the prolonged heat wave, Aunt Wang began experiencing symptoms such as profuse sweating, nausea, and generalized weakness, and eventually fainted.
一些不当操作容易导致血压波动、心律失常,甚至引发晕厥或心源性猝死。
yī xiē bù dāng cāo zuò róng yì dǎo zhì xiě yā bō dòng , xīn lǜ shī cháng , shèn zhì yǐn fā yūn jué huò xīn yuán xìng 猝 sǐ .
Certain improper practices can easily lead to fluctuations in blood pressure, arrhythmias, and even fainting or sudden cardiac death.
游客玩蹦极因恐高半空中晕厥,园方回应:身体无碍,后面继续游玩
yóu kè wán bèng jí yīn kǒng gāo bàn kōng zhōng yūn jué , yuán fāng huí yīng : shēn tǐ wú ài , hòu miàn jì xù yóu wán
A tourist fainted mid-jump while bungee jumping due to a fear of heights; park officials responded that the person was unharmed and continued enjoying the park afterward.
Character Family
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