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发呆

發呆
fādāi
verb #17,787

Meanings

  1. 1 to stare blankly
  2. 2 to zone out
  3. 3 to be lost in thought

Examples

他坐在窗边发呆。
Tā zuò zài chuāng biān fādāi.
He sat by the window staring blankly.
别发呆了，上课了！
Bié fādāi le, shàngkè le!
Stop zoning out, class is starting!

Tips

memory
发 (emit) + 呆 (dull/blank) — you're 'emitting blankness,' like your brain just went into screen-saver mode.

Stroke Order

发 fā
呆 dāi