发呆fā dāi
Verbstare blankly; dumbfounded; in a daze

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Character Breakdown

发呆 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 发呆 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发呆 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith样子
dāi
de
yàng
neutral
the look of being in a daze
Adverb + Verbwith经常
jīng
cháng
dāi
neutral
often daydream
Verb + Complementwith坐在那里
zuò
zài
dāi
neutral
sit there in a daze
Imperative + Verbwith
bié
dāi
informalSpoken
don't daydream

Example Sentences with 发呆

zuò
zài
dāi
He sits there daydreaming.
zài
rǒng
cháng
de
huì
zhōng
jìng
duì
zhe
tóu
yǐng
píng
dāi
lái
During the lengthy meeting, he actually started staring blankly at the projection screen.
wèi
zǒng
shì
zuò
zài
fēi
guǎn
dāi
shì
yǒu
shén
me
xīn
shì
ma
Why do you always sit alone in the cafe staring blankly? Is something on your mind?
shàng
shí
xiǎo
míng
kàn
zhe
chuāng
wài
dāi
méi
tīng
lǎo
shī
jiǎng
During class, Xiaoming stared out the window in a daze and didn't listen to the teacher.
miàn
duì
lái
de
wèn
bìng
wèi
dāi
ér
shì
xùn
kǎo
duì
Faced with the sudden complex problem, he did not stare blankly but quickly thought of a countermeasure.
níng
shì
zhe
chuāng
wài
de
jǐng
dāi
fǎng仿
chén
jìn
zài
de
shì
jiè
She stared blankly at the rainy scene outside the window, as if immersed in her own world of thoughts.
gōng
zuò
tài
lèi
le
cháng
cháng
duì
zhe
diàn
nǎo
píng
dāi
piāo
dào
le
yuǎn
fāng
Work is too tiring; she often stares blankly at the computer screen, her thoughts drifting far away.
bié
zài
jié
zhǐ
qián
dāi
men
yào
xíng
dòng
lái
Don't just stare blankly before the deadline; we need to take action immediately.