Meaning
be startled
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 怔 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
- 发怔fā zhēngbaffled; nonplussed
- 怔住zhèng zhùdumbfounded; stunned
- 魔怔mó zhēngcrazed; possessed; bewitched
- 怔怔zhèng zhèngin a daze
- 怔神儿zhēng shén rlost in thought; in a daze
Example Sentence
听到这个意外的消息，他怔住了。Tīng dào zhè ge yì wài de xiāo xi, tā zhèng zhù le.Hearing this unexpected news, he was stunned.
听到Tīng dàoto hear这个zhè ge(pronoun) this意外yì wàiunexpected的deof消息xiāo xi(piece of) news，他tāhe怔住zhèng zhùdumbfounded了le(completed action)。