一脸茫然

一臉茫然

yīliǎnmángrán

phrase

Meanings

1 a face full of bewilderment
2 looking completely puzzled
3 blank-faced

Characters

(adjectival suffix)

Examples

HSK 3

学生们一脸茫然地看着黑板。

Xuéshēng men yīliǎnmángrán de kàn zhe hēibǎn.

The students stared at the blackboard with bewildered faces.

HSK 4

听到这个解释，他一脸茫然。

Tīngdào zhège jiěshì, tā yīliǎnmángrán.

Hearing the explanation, he looked completely lost.

Tips

usage

Set descriptive phrase, very common in narration. The pattern 一脸 + adj/state ('a face of __') is highly productive: 一脸严肃 (stern-faced), 一脸笑容 (face full of smiles), 一脸困惑 (perplexed).

Stroke Order

一 yī

脸 liǎn

茫 máng

然 rán