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呆

dāi

to stay; to be dazed

HSK 5 · Topic “Mind and memory”
A dazed person beside a fallen cup
Memory picture

Character

呆 dāi

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 木 tree
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他呆住了。 Tā dāi zhù le. He froze in place.
  • 别在这儿呆。 Bié zài zhèr dāi. Do not stay here.
  • 我呆在家。 Wǒ dāi zài jiā. I stay at home.

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