晕车

• Pinyin: yùn chē
• Hanzi breakdown: 晕 = 日 (sun) + 军, meaning dizzy; 车 = pictograph of a cart, meaning vehicle

Meaning

To get carsick; motion sickness (in vehicles). The feeling of nausea caused by travel in a vehicle.

Part of a series: 晕车 (carsick), 晕船 (seasick), 晕机 (airsick), collectively 晕动症 (motion sickness). Common phrases: 容易晕车 (prone to carsickness), 晕车药 (motion sickness medicine). Can be used as both verb and noun.

Examples

1. 她从小就容易晕车，所以每次长途旅行都很痛苦。 She's been prone to carsickness since childhood, so every long trip is painful for her.
2. 坐后排座位容易晕车，你还是坐前面吧。 Sitting in the back seat makes you more likely to get carsick; you should sit in the front.
3. 吃了晕车药以后，他终于可以安心地在车上睡觉了。 After taking the motion sickness medicine, he could finally sleep peacefully in the car.

Usage Guide

Context: travel, health, everyday

Tone: casual

Do Say

• 你晕车吗？(Do you get carsick?)
• 我很容易晕车。(I get carsick easily.)

Don't Say

• 我晕车了船 — 船用'晕船'，不同交通工具有不同的词

Origin & History

Compound of 晕 (dizzy) + 车 (vehicle). Literally meaning to get dizzy from a vehicle, i.e., carsickness.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal