直鼓鼓

zhígǔgǔ

adjective

Meanings

HSK 3

听到这话，她直鼓鼓地看了他半天。

Tīngdào zhè huà, tā zhígǔgǔ de kàn le tā bàntiān.

When she heard this, she stared at him blankly for a long moment.

HSK 4

他两眼直鼓鼓的，好像没睡醒。

Tā liǎng yǎn zhígǔgǔ de, hǎoxiàng méi shuìxǐng.

His eyes were fixed in a dull stare, as if he hadn't quite woken up.

usage

Specifically about a gaze - eyes open wide but unfocused, dazed, or dumbfounded. Close to 直勾勾 in modern usage.

直 zhí

鼓 gǔ