晕车 yùnchē to be carsick
How to remember 晕车: 晕 dizzy + 车 car = to be carsick.
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How it is used
- To be/get carsick - 我容易晕车 (wǒ róngyì yùnchē) I get carsick easily, 晕车药 (yùnchēyào) motion-sickness pills.
- A separable verb (晕了车); the 晕 reads yùn here (fourth tone) meaning dizzy/motion-sick.
- Parallel forms: 晕船 (yùnchuán) seasick, 晕机 (yùnjī) airsick.
Example sentences
- 我的儿子每次乘坐公交车都会晕车。 Wǒ de érzi měicì chéngzuò gōngjiāochē dōu huì yùnchē.My son always gets sick when he rides a bus.