发呆

fādāi

to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 發呆

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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See it in sentences

他坐在那里发呆。

He sat there staring blankly.

别发呆，快行动。

Stop daydreaming and act quickly.