目瞪口呆 (mù dèng kǒu dāi) — (idiom) dumbstruck; stunned; stupefied

Definition

Examples

• 听到这个惊人的消息，他目瞪口呆，半天说不出话来。
  Tīng dào zhè ge jīng rén de xiāo xi, tā mù dèng kǒu dāi, bàn tiān shuō bù chū huà lái.
  Upon hearing this shocking news, he was dumbstruck and couldn't speak for a long time.
• 看到如此美丽的景色，我们全都目瞪口呆了。
  Kàn dào rú cǐ měi lì de jǐng sè, wǒ men quán dōu mù dèng kǒu dāi le.
  Seeing such beautiful scenery, we were all stunned.
• 他的突然辞职让同事们目瞪口呆，谁也没想到。
  Tā de tū rán cí zhí ràng tóng shì men mù dèng kǒu dāi, shuí yě méi xiǎng dào.
  His sudden resignation left his colleagues stupefied; no one had expected it.