mùdāidāi

木呆呆

Word · Adjective

dumbfounded; in a daze

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

dumbfounded; stupefied; in a daze

neutral

Often reduplicated as '木呆呆的', serving as a descriptive state adjective. Used to depict someone who is motionless and lost in thought, often due to shock, surprise, or deep contemplation.

Tā他
xiàng像
shī失
qù去
le了
zhī知
jué觉
shì似
de的
 ,
mù木
dāi呆
dāi呆
de地
zhàn站
zài在
chuāng窗
qián前
 。

As if he had lost consciousness, he stood dumbfounded by the window.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
 ,
tā她
biàn变
de得
mù木
dāi呆
dāi呆
de的
 ,
yī一
jù句
huà话
yě也
shuō说
bù不
chū出
lái来
 。

Upon hearing this sudden bad news, she became stupefied and couldn't utter a word.

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Nà那
gè个
hái孩
zi子
mù木
dāi呆
dāi呆
de地
kàn看
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
piāo飘
luò落
de的
xuě雪
huā花
 。

That child stared in a daze at the snowflakes falling outside the window.

Bié别
zhè这
me么
mù木
dāi呆
dāi呆
de的
 ,
kuài快
xiǎng想
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
 !

Don't just stand there dumbfounded, think of something!