Adj.ignorant; vacant; in the dark

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 茫然.
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Character Breakdown

茫然 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 茫然 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 茫然 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complement
gǎn
dào
máng
rán
neutral
feel bewildered
máng
rán
zhī
suǒ
cuò
formal
be at a loss what to do
Idiom
liǎn
máng
rán
neutral
look completely bewildered
máng
rán
ruò
shī
formalWritten
be at a loss

Example Sentences with 茫然

máng
rán
kàn
zhe
He looked at me blankly.
dāng
bèi
wèn
gōng
wèi
lái
de
zhàn
lüè
guī
huà
shí
chū
le
máng
rán
de
biǎo
qíng
When asked about the company's future strategic plan, he showed a vacant expression.
nán
dào
duì
yǎn
qián
míng
xiǎn
de
wēi
gǎn
dào
máng
rán
zhī
ma
Are you really so ignorant and in the dark about such an obvious crisis right before your eyes?
tīng
dào
zhè
ge
xiāo
liǎn
máng
rán
zhī
dào
gāi
zěn
me
bàn
Upon hearing the news, she looked bewildered and didn't know what to do.
bìng
fēi
duì
rén
qíng
shì
máng
rán
jiě
zhǐ
shì
xuǎn
bǎo
chí
chén
He is not ignorant of the ways of the world; he simply chooses to remain silent.
tīng
wán
chǎng
shēn
ào
de
zhé
xué
jiǎng
zuò
duō
tīng
zhòng
dōu
xiǎn
de
liǎn
máng
rán
After listening to that profound philosophy lecture, many in the audience looked utterly bewildered.
miàn
duì
wèi
lái
de
xuǎn
gǎn
dào
shí
fēn
máng
rán
zhī
gāi
wǎng
ge
fāng
xiàng
Faced with future choices, he felt utterly lost and didn't know which direction to strive for.
zài
rén
shēng
de
shí
kǒu
gǎn
dào
zhèn
máng
rán
zhī
cóng
At the crossroads of life, he felt a wave of confusion and loneliness, unsure of which path to take.