傻

shǎ

adjective HSK 5 #747

Meanings

1 foolish
2 stupid
3 dumbfounded

Characters

foolish; stupid; dumbfounded

Examples

你别那么傻。

Nǐ bié nàme shǎ.

Don't be so silly.

我当时都看傻了。

Wǒ dāngshí dōu kàn shǎ le.

I was dumbfounded watching it.

他笑得像个傻瓜。

Tā xiào de xiàng gè shǎguā.

He laughed like a fool.

Tips

usage

傻 can be affectionate among close friends/couples: 你真傻 (you're so silly). 傻瓜 (shǎguā) = fool/dummy, also sometimes used affectionately.

mistakes

傻 (shǎ) is milder than 笨 (bèn, stupid/clumsy). 傻 implies naivety; 笨 implies lack of intelligence or skill.

Stroke Order

傻 shǎ