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Hanzi

呆 / 呆

Traditional
呆
Simplified
呆

foolish/stupid/expressionless/blank/to stay

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

dāi, bǎo, ái

Bopomofo

ㄉㄞ, ㄅㄠˇ, ㄞˊ

Jyutping

ngoi4

Example sentences

發呆 / 发呆 fādāi
他一邊整理報告，一邊發呆，連同事叫他也沒聽見。
他一边整理报告，一边发呆，连同事叫他也没听见。

He was spacing out while organizing the report, and he did not even hear his colleague call him.

呆板 dāibǎn
簡報如果只有文字，畫面看起來會很呆板。
简报如果只有文字，画面看起来会很呆板。

If a presentation contains only text, the visuals can easily look dull.

呆滯 / 呆滞 dāizhì
受景氣影響，市場交易顯得呆滯，商家紛紛推出折扣。
受景气影响，市场交易显得呆滞，商家纷纷推出折扣。

Because of the economic climate, market trading became sluggish, and shopkeepers started offering discounts.

Example Vocabulary

呆

ai2

痴呆

發呆

fa1'dai1

to stare blankly; to space out; to be lost in thought

呆住

dai1'zhu4

呆子

呆會兒

呆板

dai1'ban3

dull; stiff; monotonous

呆滯

dai1'zhi4

sluggish; stagnant; dull

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