daze; be in a trance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be in a daze; to be stupefied
informalDescribes a state where someone is staring blankly or lost in thought, often due to surprise, exhaustion, or deep contemplation. It's similar to 发呆 (fādāi) but may carry a slightly stronger sense of being stunned or momentarily incapacitated.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
zhàn站
zài在
yuán原
dì地
fā发
zhèng怔
le了
hǎo好
yī一
huì会
er儿
。
Upon hearing the news, he stood there in a daze for quite a while.
Tā她
shàng上
kè课
shí时
wàng望
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
fā发
zhèng怔
，
lǎo老
shī师
de的
huà话
yī一
jù句
yě也
méi没
tīng听
jìn进
qù去
。
She was staring blankly out the window during class and didn't hear a word the teacher said.
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Lián连
xù续
gōng工
zuò作
shí十
jǐ几
ge个
xiǎo小
shí时
，
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
lèi累
de得
yǒu有
diǎn点
fā发
zhèng怔
le了
。
After working over ten hours straight, he was so tired he started to become stupefied.