傻眼

shǎyǎn

verb #27,725

Meanings

1 to be stunned
2 to be dumbfounded
3 to be left speechless

Characters

foolish; silly; dumb

Examples

看到这个价格，我直接傻眼了。

Kàn dào zhège jiàgé, wǒ zhíjiē shǎyǎn le.

When I saw the price, I was completely stunned.

他的回答让所有人都傻眼了。

Tā de huídá ràng suǒyǒu rén dōu shǎyǎn le.

His answer left everyone dumbfounded.

Tips

memory

Picture a 傻 (foolish) expression frozen on someone's 眼 (eyes/face) — wide-eyed and blank from shock.

Stroke Order

傻 shǎ

眼 yǎn