恍惚

huǎnghū
adjective #15,238

Meanings

  1. 1 absent-minded
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 in a trance
  4. 4 dimly; vaguely

Examples

Tā yī zhěng tiān dōu huǎnghuǎnghūhū de.
He was in a daze all day.
Wǒ huǎnghū jiān tīngdào yǒu rén jiào wǒ de míngzì.
In a daze, I seemed to hear someone calling my name.

Tips

usage
恍惚 describes a state between awareness and unawareness. 恍惚 (huǎnghuǎnghūhū) is the reduplicated form, used more colloquially. 精神恍惚 (jīngshén huǎnghū) means 'mentally distracted.'

Stroke Order

huǎng