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呆 dāi

stupid (dull, dazed)

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 5
Radical
口
Type
Ideograph
Made of 口木 ⿱口木

Memory hint: One with wooden 木 speech 口

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Example sentences with 呆

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  1. 他吓得呆住了。
    Tā xià de dāi zhù le.
    He was so scared that he froze.
    he scare (particle) blank stay (particle)
  2. 你怎么一个人在这儿发呆？
    Nǐ zěnme yí ge rén zài zhèr fādāi?
    Why are you here alone, staring blankly?
    you how one (measure) person at here stare-blankly (question)
  3. 别发呆了，快点儿干活吧。
    Bié fādāi le, kuàidiǎnr gàn huó ba.
    Stop spacing out, get to work quickly.
    don't stare-blankly (particle) quicker do work (particle)
  4. 他一点儿也不呆，反应很快。
    Tā yìdiǎnr yě bù dāi, fǎnyìng hěn kuài.
    He's not slow at all, his reactions are very quick.
    he a-bit also not stupid reaction very fast
  5. 下课后，他一个人坐在教室里发呆。
    Xiàkè hòu, tā yí ge rén zuò zài jiàoshì lǐ fādāi.
    After class, he sat alone in the classroom staring blankly.
    end-class after he one (measure) person sit at classroom inside stare-blankly

Words with 呆 (2)