呆 dāi

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Traditional form

呆 dāi

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

One with wooden 木 Mù speech 口 kǒu

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱口木

Explanation

Depicts the mouth (口 kǒu ) being stuck and not moving, like wood (木 Mù ), representing someone speechless or unresponsive.

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她 tā 呆 dāi 头呆脑地 de 瞧 qiáo 着 zhāo 那个 nà ge 陌生人 mò shēng rén .

She gave the stranger a wooden stare.

他 tā 在 zài 这里 zhè lǐ 呆 dāi 了 le 很 hěn 久 jiǔ ,情况 qíngkuàng 很 hěn 熟悉 shúxī .

He's been here long enough to know what o'clock it is.

最 zuì 好 hǎo 别 Bié 呆得太久而 ér 惹 rě 人 rén 讨厌 tǎoyàn , 特别 tèbié 是 shì 初次 chū cì 拜访 bàifǎng .

It's better not to outstay one's welcome, especially on a first visit.

他 tā 在 zài 昆 kūn 斯敦呆 dāi 了 le 很 hěn 久 jiǔ .

He remained long in Queenstown.

尼克松 Ní kè sōng 用 yòng 手 shǒu 指 zhǐ 着 zhāo 目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi 的 de 富 Fù 布 bù 赖特 Lài tè 说 shuì : “ 怎么样 zěnmeyàng , 比尔 Bǐ ěr , 同意 tóngyì 了 le 吧 bā ? ”

Nixon pointed his finger at the startled Fulbright and said, " OK, Bill, agreed? "

Explore 15 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 呆 dāi in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
呆 dāi	foolish	呆 dāi
发呆 fādāi	to stare blankly	發呆
痴呆 chī dāi	imbecility	痴獃
目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi	stunned	目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi
呆子 dāi zi	fool	呆子 dāi zi
惊呆 jīng dāi	stupefied	驚呆
书呆子 shū dāi zi	bookworm	書呆子
呆滞 dāi zhì	dull	呆滯
呆板 dāi bǎn	stiff	呆板 dāi bǎn
呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī	lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck	呆若木雞
老年痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng	senile dementia	老年痴獃症
呆账 dāi zhàng	bad debt	呆賬
看呆 kàn dāi	to gape at	看呆 kàn dāi
呆笨 dāi bèn	dimwitted	呆笨 dāi bèn
呆扳手 dāi bān shǒu	open spanner	呆扳手 dāi bān shǒu