干瞪眼 gāndèngyǎn to watch helplessly Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 干 乾 gān adverb for nothing in vain; with no result; only; simply; helplessly瞪眼 dèngyǎn to look on helplessly to watch something happen while being unable to do anything about it, often expressing frustration or despair