stare blankly; gawk; daydream
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesverb
to stand outside staring blankly (especially of women)
dialectChiefly used in Northeastern Chinese (Dongbei dialect). Often refers to women standing at the gate watching passersby or staring into space. Often pronounced with erhua as 卖呆儿.
She spends all day standing at the gate staring blankly.
Those women are standing at the street side gawking.
verb
to be in a daze; to daydream; to space out
dialectCommonly used in Northeastern and Northern Chinese dialects. Often used in the imperative to tell someone to stop daydreaming and hurry up.
Stop daydreaming and hurry up!
He sat there spacing out, not knowing what he was thinking about.
verb
to watch the excitement; to gawk at the fun; to rubberneck
dialectRefers to gathering around to watch something interesting or dramatic happening, often with a connotation of idle curiosity. Similar to 'rubbernecking' in English.
Many people gathered there rubbernecking.
There was a car accident on the street, and quite a few people ran over to gawk.
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What's so interesting to see? Stop rubbernecking over there!