confused; muddleheaded; dazed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
confused; muddleheaded; in a daze
dialectDialect term primarily used in northern Chinese. Often reduplicated in AABB form (迷迷瞪瞪) to emphasize a state of confusion or drowsiness.
mí迷
mí迷
dēng瞪
dēng瞪
in a complete daze; utterly confused
Tā他
mí迷
deng瞪
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
cái才
xiǎng想
qǐ起
shì是
zěn怎
me么
huí回
shì事
。
He was confused for a long time before remembering what was going on.
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Wǒ我
shuì睡
de得
mí迷
mí迷
dēng瞪
dēng瞪
de的
，
méi没
tīng听
jiàn见
diàn电
huà话
xiǎng响
。
I was sleeping in a daze and didn't hear the phone ring.