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HSK
7-9

to be in a daze

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fa1leng4 fālèng

Meaning


Primary

to be in a daze

Alternatives

be in a daze, is in a daze, in a daze, daze, dazed

Mnemonic


发愣 To be in a daze is to be 愣 dazed to such a degree that you 发 send out an air of 愣 dazed confusion to everyone around you.

Usage


当 我 叫 他 时, 他 还 在 发愣。

When I called him, he was still in a daze.

他 看 着 黑板, 一动不动 地 发愣。

He stared at the blackboard, motionless and in a daze.

听到 这 个 答案, 大家 都 发愣 了 几秒。

Hearing this answer, everyone was in a daze for a few seconds.

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