愣

To look distracted in Chinese: 愣 (lèng)

lèng

to look distracted

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to look distracted
  2. 2to stare blankly
  3. 3distracted
  4. 4blank
  5. 5(coll.) unexpectedly
  6. 6rash
  7. 7rashly

Stroke order

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愣

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄥˋ

lèng

ㄌ/ lㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 听到这个消息，他愣了半天没说话。

    tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī， tā lèng le bàn tiān méi shuō huà。

    On hearing the news, he was stunned and said nothing for a long while.

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Related words

发愣

fā lèng

to stare blankly

离谱儿

lí pǔr

Scientific

离奇

lí qí

odd

离职

lí zhí

to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study)

黎明

lí míng

dawn

礼服

lǐ fú

ceremonial robe

礼品

lǐ pǐn

gift

礼仪

lǐ yí

etiquette

里程碑

lǐ chéng bēi

milestone

理睬

lǐ cǎi

to heed

理会

lǐ huì

to understand

理科

lǐ kē

the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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