Meaning
foolish; stupid; no expression; stay; stay; stupid
Chinese: 发愣、迟钝，也表示停留。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dai” becomes a different word in each tone. 呆 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 发呆fā dāito stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought
- 痴呆chī dāistupid; dull; (medicine) dementia
- 目瞪口呆mù dèng kǒu dāi(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
- 呆子dāi zifool; sucker
- 看呆kàn dāito gape at; to stare blankly; to stare in rapture; to stare in awe
Example Sentence
听到这个消息，他惊呆了。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā jīng dāi le.Hearing this news, he was stunned.
听到Tīng dàoto hear这个zhè ge(pronoun) this消息xiāo xi(piece of) news，他tāhe惊呆jīng dāistupefied了le(completed action)。