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HSK
7-9

dumbstruck

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

mu4deng4kou3dai1 mùdèngkǒudāi

Meaning


Primary

dumbstruck

Alternatives

stupefied, dumbfounded

Mnemonic


When you are 目瞪口呆 dumbstruck, you 瞪 glare forward with your 目 eyes at what dumbstruck you while having your 口 mouth gaping open like a 呆 fool.

Usage


他們 看到 奇怪 的 東西, 全部 目瞪口呆。

They saw something strange and were all dumbstruck.

我 聽到 他 的 話, 當場 目瞪口呆。

I was dumbstruck when I heard what he said.

這麼 大 的 變化 讓 我們 目瞪口呆。

We were dumbstruck by such a big change.