Definition & Meaning

1.lose consciousness; pass/go into a coma; pass out; have a shock; faint

2.know little of life; be ignorant of the ways of the world

Word usage

bù xǐng rén shì

不 省 人 事

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1
sllose consciousness; pass/go into a coma; pass out; have a shock; faint
- tā bèi rén dǎ dé bù xǐng rén shì
  他被人打得不省人事。
  He was knocked out/unconscious.
- tā yǐ jīng bù xǐng rén shì dàn shì hái yǒu mài bó
  她已经不省人事，但是还有脉搏。
  She was unconscious but her heart was still beating.
- tā dǎo zài dì shàng bù xǐng rén shì
  她倒在地上不省人事。
  She crumpled to the floor in a dead faint (= completely unconscious).
synonym
má mù bù rén麻木不仁 hūn mí bù xǐng昏迷不醒
2
dialslknow little of life; be ignorant of the ways of the world
- nǐ dōu duō dà le hái zhè me bù xǐng rén shì
  你都多大了，还这么不省人事？
  How can you be ignorant of the ways of the world at such an age?
synonym
bù jìn rén qíng不近人情
antonym
tōng qíng dá lǐ通情达理

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Note
"省" cannot be pronounced as "shěng" in "不省人事".

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