发呆

发呆 fādāi

To stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought^†

发呆 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體發呆 fadai

What 发呆 means

To stare blankly^†
to be stunned^†
to be lost in thought^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 发呆, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

发呆 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

发

fā

Send (produce - express - hair)

呆

dāi

Stupid

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How to write 发呆

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发呆 in a sentence

他一个人坐在那里发呆。

Tā yí ge rén zuò zài nàlǐ fādāi.

He sat there alone, staring into space.

别发呆了，快点收拾东西。

Bié fādāi le, kuài diǎn shōushi dōngxi.

Stop daydreaming and hurry up and pack.

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Questions about 发呆

What does 发呆 mean in English?

发呆 is pronounced fādāi and means To stare blankly, to be stunned, to be lost in thought †.

How do you pronounce 发呆?

发呆 is fādāi in pinyin — written fadai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 发呆?

发呆 is written with 2 characters: 发 (fā) Send (produce - express - hair), 呆 (dāi) Stupid. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 发呆 written in traditional Chinese?

發呆. The simplified form 发呆 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 發呆 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fādāi.

Is 发呆 an HSK word?

Yes — 发呆 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

而已 éryǐ 二氧化碳 èryǎnghuàtàn 发布 fābù 发财 fācái 发动 fādòng 发觉 fājué 发射 fāshè 发誓 fāshì

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