stare blankly; dumbfounded; in a daze (v.)
HSK 6
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他坐在那里发呆，完全不知道发生了什么事情。 tā zuò zài nàlǐ fādāi, wánquán bù zhīdào fāshēng le shénme shìqíng. - He sat there in a daze, completely unaware of what had happened.
她盯着窗外发呆，心思飘到了远方。 tā dīngzhe chuāngwài fādāi, xīnsī piāo dào le yuǎnfāng. - She stared out of the window in a trance, her mind drifting far away.
他一边发呆一边听着音乐，陶醉在美妙的旋律中。 tā yībiān fādāi yībiān tīngzhe yīnyuè, táozuì zài měimiào de xuánlǜ zhōng. - He sat idly listening to music, lost in the beautiful melody.
孩子们经常在教室里发呆，时常想象着未来的世界。 háizimen jīngcháng zài jiàoshì lǐ fādāi, shícháng xiǎngxiàngzhe wèilái de shìjiè. - The children often daydreamed in the classroom, imagining the future world.
她在公园里坐着发呆，享受孤独的片刻时光。 tā zài gōngyuán lǐ zuòzhe fādāi, xiǎngshòu gūdú de piànkè shíguāng. - She sat in the park staring into space, enjoying a moment of solitude.
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发 fā - to send (an email) | HSK 3
呆 dāi - slow-witted; stupid; to stay | HSK 5