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to feel nauseous

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zuo4ou3 zuòǒu

Meaning


Primary

to feel nauseous

Alternatives

feel nauseous, feel sick, to feel sick, nauseous

Mnemonic


When you 作呕 feel nauseous, you feel like the next thing you are about 作 to do is 呕 vomit.

Usage


那 个 气味 让 我 感到 作呕。

That smell makes me feel nauseous.

乘坐 长途 汽车 让 我 作呕。

Taking long bus rides makes me feel nauseous.

看 到 那些 图片 让 他 作呕。

Seeing those pictures made him feel nauseous.