stare blankly; gaze fixedly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
staring blankly; gazing fixedly with a vacant look
A reduplicative descriptive word (状态词) depicting a dazed, fixed stare, often indicating shock, absent-mindedness, or mental absence. Can take 的 when modifying nouns.
Tā他
zhí直
dèng瞪
dèng瞪
de地
wàng望
zhe着
dì地
miàn面
，
shén神
qíng情
mù木
rán然
。
He stared blankly at the ground, his expression wooden.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
zhí直
dèng瞪
dèng瞪
de地
zhàn站
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
，
shuō说
bu不
chū出
huà话
lái来
。
Hearing the news, he stood there staring blankly, unable to speak.
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Lǎo老
rén人
zhí直
dèng瞪
dèng瞪
de地
wàng望
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
，
hǎo好
xiàng像
zài在
huí回
yì忆
shén什
me么
。
The old man gazed fixedly out the window, as if recalling something.