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发呆 (fā dāi): to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to stare blankly
  • to be stunned
  • to be lost in thought

Chinese explanation

  • 形容人因为走神、无聊或不知所措,目光呆滞地看着前方,脑子暂时不思考任何事情。例如上课走神时发呆,或者坐在窗前看着外面发呆。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

to send out

HSK 6

foolish

Example sentences

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During class, Xiaoming kept staring blankly out the window; the teacher called him twice but he didn't hear.

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After hearing the bad news, she sat on the sofa without saying a word, just staring blankly.

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He was too tired from work and couldn't help zoning out during the meeting, almost missing important content.

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At night, I was alone on the balcony staring blankly, thinking about what happened during the day, and before I knew it, half an hour had passed.

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Stop staring blankly and help me figure out how to solve this problem.

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