直愣愣
zhí​lèng​lèng

staring blankly

  • created reference approved 直愣愣 → 直楞楞 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    直愣愣 zhí​lèng​lèng

    直楞楞 zhí​lèng​lèng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 直愣愣 · zhí​lèng​lèng · staring blankly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    直愣愣

    zhí​lèng​lèng

    staring blankly

    (colloquial) describing a blank, dazed, or vacant stare, often suggesting that someone is lost in thought or has lost their spirit

    直 (literal) → 直 · zhí · straight 愣愣 (reduplication) → 愣 · lèng · to stare blankly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense