发呆 (發呆)
fā dāi
Pinyin

Definition

发呆 (發呆)
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fā dāi
  1. to stare blankly
  2. to be stunned
  3. to be lost in thought

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

呆
dāi
  1. 1 foolish
  2. 2 stupid
  3. 3 expressionless
  4. 4 blank
  5. 5 to stay
发呆
fā dāi
  1. 1 to stare blankly
  2. 2 to be stunned
  3. 3 to be lost in thought
呆子
dāi zi
  1. 1 fool
  2. 2 sucker
天然呆
tiān rán dāi
  1. 1 (loanword from Japanese "tennen boke") space cadet
  2. 2 muddleheaded
痴呆
chī dāi
  1. 1 imbecility
  2. 2 dementia

Idioms (4)

呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
目光呆滞
mù guāng dāi zhì
  1. 1 to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom)
目怔口呆
mù zhēng kǒu dāi
  1. 1 lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom); stunned
  2. 2 stupefied
目瞪口呆
mù dèng kǒu dāi
  1. 1 dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied
  2. 2 stunned

Sample Sentences

又是什么英雄拯救世界的科幻片？原来不是发呆，是发花痴呀！
yòu shì shénme yīngxióng zhěngjiù shìjiè de kēhuànpiàn ？yuánlái bùshì fādāi ，shì fā huāchī ya ！
Is it another sci-fi film in which the hero saves the world? So you're not just zoning out, you're fantasizing about the lead!
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