absent-minded; distracted; rashly (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
愣 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Phonetically similar words
冷 lěng - cold (adj.) | HSK 1
Examples
他愣住了，完全不知所措。 Tā lèng zhù le, wánquán bù zhī suǒcuò. - He froze and didn’t know what to do.
听到这个消息，他愣了一下。 Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā lèng le yīxià. - He paused for a moment upon hearing the news.
他被突如其来的反应愣住了。 Tā bèi túrú qílái de fǎnyìng lèng zhù le. - He was stunned by the sudden reaction.
面对突如其来的问题，他愣在原地。 Miàn duì túrú qílái de wèntí, tā lèng zài yuándì. - Faced with the sudden problem, he stood frozen in place.
她因为惊讶愣了几秒钟。 Tā yīnwèi jīngyà lèng le jǐ miǎo zhōng. - She froze for a few seconds in surprise.