feel puzzled; be perplexed
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to feel puzzled; to be perplexed
informalExpresses a state of being confused, wondering why something happened, or being unable to figure something out. Commonly used in casual spoken Chinese.
Tā他
tū突
rán然
cí辞
zhí职
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jué觉
de得
hěn很
nà纳
mèn闷
r儿
。
He resigned suddenly, and everyone felt very puzzled.
Wǒ我
hái还
zài在
nà纳
mèn闷
r儿
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
zěn怎
me么
méi没
lái来
shàng上
bān班
。
I was still wondering why he didn't come to work today.
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Tā他
tīng听
shuō说
yǒu有
Shàng上
hǎi海
lái来
de的
cháng长
tú途
diàn电
huà话
zhǎo找
tā他
，
yī一
shí时
xiǎng想
bù不
chū出
shì是
shuí谁
，
xīn心
lǐ里
yǒu有
xiē些
nà纳
mèn闷
r儿
。
He heard there was a long-distance call from Shanghai looking for him, couldn't figure out who it was for the moment, and felt somewhat perplexed.
Zhè这
shì事
r儿
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
nà纳
mèn闷
r儿
，
yào钥
shi匙
míng明
míng明
fàng放
zài在
zhuō桌
shàng上
de的
。
This is really puzzling; the keys were clearly on the table.