茫然

mángrán

adjective HSK 7-9 #15,807

Meanings

1 at a loss
2 bewildered
3 blank; confused

Characters

vast; vague; confused

thus; appearance suffix

Examples

他听到这个消息，一脸茫然。

Tā tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, yīliǎnmángrán.

He looked completely bewildered when he heard the news.

毕业以后，她对未来感到茫然。

Bìyè yǐhòu, tā duì wèilái gǎndào mángrán.

After graduation, she felt at a loss about the future.

Tips

memory

茫 has 氵(water) — imagine staring out at a vast, foggy sea with no direction in sight. That's 茫然: lost and confused.

Stroke Order

茫 máng

然 rán