Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

stare at

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “deng” becomes a different word in each tone. 瞪 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 目瞪口呆mù dèng kǒu dāi(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
  • 瞪眼dèng yǎnto open one's eyes wide; to stare; to glare (at sb); to scowl
  • 迷瞪mí dèngpuzzled; bewildered; infatuated
  • 干瞪眼gān dèng yǎnto watch helplessly
  • 直瞪瞪zhí dèng dèngto stare blankly

Example Sentence

他生气地瞪了对方一眼。Tā shēng qì de dèng le duì fāng yì yǎn.He glared at the other person angrily.

he生气shēng qìto get angryde(adverb marker)dèngto open (one's eyes) widele(completed action)duìtowardfāngsquare一眼yì yǎna glance