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发呆
fā dāi
to be in a daze

HSK 6Mythic

What does 发呆 mean?

发呆 (pinyin: fā dāi) means to be in a daze. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 发呆

他tā坐zuò在zài窗chuāng前qián发呆fā dāi,一yī句jù话huà也yě不bù说shuō。
He sat by the window in a daze, not saying a word.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 发

The characters of 发呆

发fāto send (HSK 4)
呆dāistay; remain (HSK 5)

Related HSK 6 words

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夏令营xià lìng yíngsummer camp
自卑zì bēiinferiority complex
连同lián tóngtogether with, along with
摇晃yáo huàngto shake, to sway
跟前gēn qiánin front of, near
海拔hǎi báaltitude
夕阳xī yángsetting sun

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