rán

common
literary

Meaning of 木然

木然 means dazed; stupefied; blank; expressionless due to shock, grief, or bewilderment. Pronounced mù rán.

  • dazed; stupefied; blank; expressionless due to shock, grief, or bewilderment

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
è
hào
 
rán
zhàn
zài
yuán
 
yán
 

Hearing the tragic news, he stood there dazed and speechless.

rán
wàng
zhe
chuāng
wài
 
duì
zhōu
wéi
de
qiè
dōu
shī
le
fǎn
yìng
 

He stared blankly out the window, unresponsive to everything around him.

Miàn
duì
lái
de
zhì
wèn
 
liǎn
shang
chū
rán
de
biǎo
qíng
 

Facing the sudden interrogation, she wore a stupefied expression.

Jīng
zhòng
hòu
 
biàn
de
rán
 
fǎng仿
shī
le
líng
hún
 

After suffering a major blow, he became numb, as if he had lost his soul.