痴痴 (chī chī) — foolishly; in a dazed manner; absorbedly; with rapt attention
Definition
痴痴 is an adverbial bound form meaning 'in a daze / rapt' — it always takes the 地 particle to modify a verb (e.g. 痴痴地看). Use it to describe someone staring blankly or lost in thought, not for general foolishness.
bound form
foolishlyin a dazed mannerabsorbedlywith rapt attention
Examples
- 痴痴，。Tā chī chī de kàn zhe chuāng wài, bù zhī dào zài xiǎng shén me.She stared absorbedly out the window, lost in thought.
- 痴痴，。Tā chī chī de chóng fù zhe tóng yí gè wèn tí, ràng rén dān xīn.He kept foolishly repeating the same question, which was worrying.
- 痴痴，。Lǎo rén chī chī de zuò zài gōng yuán de cháng yǐ shàng, yí dòng bú dòng.The old man sat dazedly on the park bench, not moving an inch.
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