愣 lèng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
愣
lèng
to be stunned; blank; dazed
Character
Example phrases
- 听到审计报告里的数字，他当场愣住了，半天说不出话来。 Tīngdào shěnjì bàogào lǐ de shùzì, tā dāngchǎng lèng zhù le, bàntiān shuō bù chū huà lái. Hearing the figures in the audit report, he froze on the spot and could not speak for quite a while.
- 他愣了一下，才想起今天是自己的生日。 Tā lèng le yíxià, cái xiǎng qǐ jīntiān shì zìjǐ de shēngrì. He was stunned for a moment before remembering it was his own birthday today.
- 别愣着了，快点帮我把箱子搬进屋里。 Bié lèng zhe le, kuài diǎn bāng wǒ bǎ xiāngzi bān jìn wū lǐ. Stop standing there blankly and help me carry the box inside.
Related words
- 发愣 fālèng to stare blankly; to be stunned
- 目瞪口呆 mùdèngkǒudāi dumbfounded; stunned speechless
- 茫然 mángrán at a loss; blankly
- 忙乱 mángluàn flustered; in a hurried mess
- 拘束 jūshù to constrain; constrained; reserved
- 狼狈 lángbèi in a sorry state; embarrassed; awkward
- 难堪 nánkān embarrassed; embarrassing; hard to bear
- 惊动 jīngdòng to alarm; to disturb; to alert
- 难为情 nánwéiqíng embarrassed; bashful; awkward
- 情不自禁 qíngbúzìjīn unable to restrain one's feelings; involuntarily
- 泼冷水 pōlěngshuǐ to pour cold water on; to discourage
- 轻蔑 qīngmiè to scorn; contemptuous; disdainful