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| Pronunciation |
: |
dāi |
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| Meaning |
: |
- foolish; stupid. (adj)
- blank. (adj)
- to stay ( same as “待” ). (v)
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| Radical |
: |
口 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
呆 |
| Usage |
: |
6.8% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
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: |
to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought |
| 3. |
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: |
bookworm; pedant; bookish fool |
Sentences:
| 1. Why do you sit by the window and dream away? |
| nǐ |
wèi |
shé |
me |
zuò |
zài |
chuāng |
biān |
fā |
dāi |
ya |
？ |
| 你 |
为 |
什 |
么 |
坐 |
在 |
窗 |
边 |
发 |
呆 |
呀 |
？ |
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|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 为什么 |
: |
why |
| 坐 |
: |
sit |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 窗边 |
: |
beside the window |
| 发呆 |
: |
to stare blankly; to be stunned |
| 呀 |
: |
question tag |
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| 2. I’m not permanent here. |
| wǒ |
bú |
huì |
yì |
zhí |
dāi |
zài |
zhè |
li |
。 |
| 我 |
不 |
会 |
一 |
直 |
呆 |
在 |
这 |
里 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 不会 |
: |
would not |
| 一直 |
: |
always |
| 呆 |
: |
stay |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 这里 |
: |
here |
|
| 3. I don’t want to stay longer than necessary |
| wǒ |
bù |
xiǎng |
dāi |
de |
tài |
jiǔ |
。 |
| 我 |
不 |
想 |
呆 |
得 |
太 |
久 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 不想 |
: |
don’t want |
| 呆 |
: |
stay |
| 得 |
: |
particle used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
| 太久 |
: |
too long |
|
| 4. He’s such a fool! |
| tā |
zhēn |
shì |
gè |
dāi |
zi |
！ |
| 他 |
真 |
是 |
个 |
呆 |
子 |
！ |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 真 |
: |
really |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 呆子 |
: |
fool |
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