dumbstruck; stunned; speechless with shock
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dumbstruck; stunned; speechless with shock; be too shocked to speak
neutralLiterally means 'eyes wide open, mouth agape'. Used to describe a person frozen in shock or disbelief.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
jīng惊
rén人
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
dùn顿
shí时
mù目
dèng瞪
kǒu口
dāi呆
。
Upon hearing this shocking news, he was instantly dumbstruck.
Mó魔
shù术
shī师
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
rú如
cǐ此
shén神
qí奇
，
ràng让
quán全
chǎng场
guān观
zhòng众
mù目
dèng瞪
kǒu口
dāi呆
。
The magician's performance was so amazing that it left the entire audience speechless.
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Kàn看
dào到
yǎn眼
qián前
fā发
shēng生
de的
yī一
qiè切
，
tā她
mù目
dèng瞪
kǒu口
dāi呆
，
yī一
jù句
huà话
yě也
shuō说
bù不
chū出
lái来
。
Seeing everything that happened before her eyes, she was stunned and couldn't utter a single word.
Kǎo考
shì试
jié结
guǒ果
gōng公
bù布
hòu后
，
yī一
xiàng向
zì自
xìn信
de的
tā他
yě也
biàn变
de得
mù目
dèng瞪
kǒu口
dāi呆
。
After the exam results were announced, even the usually confident him was left dumbfounded.
Tā他
mù目
dèng瞪
kǒu口
dāi呆
de地
kàn看
zhe着
kōng空
dàng荡
dàng荡
de的
fáng房
jiān间
，
bù不
gǎn敢
xiāng相
xìn信
zì自
jǐ己
de的
yǎn眼
jing睛
。
He stared, stunned, at the empty room, unable to believe his eyes.