zhèng
怔
dialect: stunned; dazed
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
dialect: to be stunned; to freeze in shock
dialectUsed in regional dialects, especially in northern Chinese speech, to describe being suddenly shocked into a state of mental blankness.
Wǒ我
yī一
kàn看
zhěn诊
duàn断
shū书
，
dùn顿
shí时
zhèng怔
zhù住
le了
，
bù不
gǎn敢
duì对
tā他
míng明
shuō说
。
When I saw the diagnosis report, I was suddenly stunned and dared not tell him straight out.
Tīng听
dào到
yé爷
ye爷
qù去
shì世
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
yī一
xià下
zi子
zhèng怔
zhù住
le了
。
Hearing the news of his grandfather's passing, he froze in shock immediately.
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Tā她
bèi被
tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
zhǎng掌
shēng声
zhèng怔
dé得
shuō说
bù不
chū出
huà话
。
She was stunned by the sudden applause and couldn't speak.
Lù路
shàng上
tū突
rán然
cuàn窜
chū出
yī一
zhī只
māo猫
，
sī司
jī机
zhèng怔
zhù住
le了
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
shā刹
chē车
。
A cat suddenly darted out on the road, and the driver froze and hit the brakes quickly.
Kàn看
dào到
duō多
nián年
wèi未
jiàn见
de的
lǎo老
yǒu友
，
tā他
zhèng怔
le了
hǎo好
yī一
huǐ会
ér儿
cái才
fǎn反
yìng应
guò过
lái来
。
Seeing an old friend he hadn't seen in years, he was stunned for a moment before reacting.