zhēng

怔

Character · Verb

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to be stunned; to be dazed

Standard written and spoken usage, referring to a state of temporary mental blankness due to shock or surprise.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
 ,
tā他
dùn顿
shí时
zhèng怔
le了
yī一
xià下
 。

Hearing this bad news, he was stunned for a moment.

Tā她
zhàn站
zài在
yuán原
dì地
zhèng怔
le了
hǎo好
jiǔ久
 ,
méi没
fǎn反
yìng应
guò过
lái来
 。

She stood there dazed for a long time and couldn't react.

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Kàn看
dào到
tū突
rán然
chū出
xiàn现
de的
mò陌
shēng生
rén人
 ,
xiǎo小
nán男
hái孩
zhèng怔
le了
zhèng怔
 。

Seeing the stranger who suddenly appeared, the little boy was stunned.

Bèi被
lǎo老
shī师
diǎn点
míng名
tí提
wèn问
shí时
 ,
tā他
zhèng怔
le了
yī一
xià下
cái才
huí回
guò过
shén神
 。

When the teacher called on him to answer the question, he was stunned before regaining his senses.

Huāng慌
luàn乱
zhōng中
 ,
tā她
zhèng怔
zài在
yuán原
dì地
shuō说
bù不
chū出
huà话
 。

In a panic, she stood there stunned and couldn't speak.