发
愣

To stare blankly in Chinese: 发愣 (fā lèng)

fā lèng

to stare blankly

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發愣1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to stare blankly; to be in a daze

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发
愣

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄌㄥˋ

lèng

ㄌ/ lㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发愣

Simplified

發愣

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他一个人坐在那里发愣。

    tā yí gè rén zuò zài nà lǐ fā lèng。

    He sat there alone, staring blankly into space.

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Related words

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fā

to send out

愣

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to look distracted

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to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

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