愣

lèng

verb HSK 7 #13,870

Meanings

1 to be stunned
2 to be dazed
3 to space out

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Examples

他听到这个消息愣了好一会儿。

Tā tīngdào zhège xiāoxi lèng le hǎo yīhuìr.

He was stunned for quite a while after hearing the news.

别愣着了，快走吧！

Bié lèng zhe le, kuài zǒu ba!

Stop spacing out, let's go!

Tips

usage

愣 can also mean "stubbornly" or "by force" in colloquial speech: 他愣是不去 (He stubbornly refused to go).

memory

Think of someone so startled their heart (忄) hardens stiff (棱) — frozen in shock.

Stroke Order

愣 lèng