懵逼

měngbī
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 dumbfounded
  2. 2 stunned blank
  3. 3 totally lost
  4. 4 WTF (slang)

Examples

Kàndào kǎotí wǒ zhěnggè rén dōu měngbī le.
When I saw the exam questions I just went completely blank.
Tā yì liǎn měngbī de zhàn zài nàlǐ.
He stood there with a totally lost look on his face.

Tips

register
Internet slang, very common since the mid-2010s. The here is a vulgar intensifier (originally ), so the phrase is mildly crude — fine among friends and online but avoid in formal settings. Cleaner alternatives: (měng le) or (yì liǎn méngquān).
usage
Frequently with 'a face full of' (懵逼) or 整个 'one's whole self' (整个懵逼). Captures the moment of utter confusion when something doesn't compute.

Stroke Order

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