Hanzi

愣

to look distracted/to stare blankly/distracted/blank/(coll.) unexpectedly/rash/rashly

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

lèng

Bopomofo

ㄌㄥˋ

Jyutping

ling6

Example sentences

發愣 / 发愣 fālèng
他盯著窗外發愣，不知道在想什麼。
他盯著窗外发愣，不知道在想什么。

He stared out the window in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

愣 lèng
聽到這消息，他愣住了。
听到这消息，他愣住了。

Hearing this news, he was stunned.

繼而 / 继而 jìér
他先是愣了一下，繼而放聲大笑。
他先是愣了一下，继而放声大笑。

He was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Example Vocabulary

二愣子

er4'leng4'zi

發愣

fa1'leng4

to stare blankly; to be dazed; to be in a trance

愣

lèng

stunned; dazed; rash; stubbornly

愣說

愣頭愣腦

leng4'tou2'leng4'nao3

直愣愣

zhi2'leng4'leng4

愣神兒

leng4'shenr2

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