at a loss; disconcerted
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
at a loss; disconcerted;茫然 without one's own judgment
literaryLiterary term often used in the idiom 爽然若失 to describe a state of mental blankness or confusion.
Tā他
shuǎng爽
rán然
ruò若
shī失
，
bù不
zhī知
rú如
hé何
shì是
hǎo好
。
He was at a loss, not knowing what to do.
Tīng听
le了
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
yī一
shí时
shuǎng爽
rán然
wú无
zhǔ主
。
Upon hearing this news, he was momentarily at a loss and without direction.
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Shuǎng爽
rán然
ruò若
shī失
de的
shén神
qíng情
A disconcerted expression