一愣 yīlèng to be taken aback Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一 yī adverbnumeral [suddenness] Used before a verb to indicate that an action or situation occurs suddenly or unexpectedly.愣 lèng particleverb to stare blankly to look distracted; to be stupefied; to daze off or stare blankly