发傻 (fā shǎ) — to be in a stupor; to be dazed / to act silly

Definition

发傻 (fā shǎ) means to zone out in a daze or act silly — the verb split is 发…傻, often used with 了 or a duration (发了半天傻). The tone is casual; in formal writing prefer 发呆.

verb
to be in a stuporto be dazed / to act silly

Examples

  • 发傻。
    Tā yí gè rén zuò zài nà lǐ fā shǎ.
    He's sitting there alone in a stupor.
  • 发傻，！
    Bié fā shǎ le, kuài guò lái bāng máng!
    Stop staring blankly and come help!
  • 。
    Tā duì zhe chuāng hu fā le bàn tiān shǎ.
    He stood by the window in a daze for ages.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

发fādevelop
傻shǎsilly

发 suggests coming into a state, and 傻 means silly.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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