(shǎ) — foolish, stupid, silly; stunned, dumbfounded

Definition

傻 covers two senses: 'foolish/stupid' (people or actions — weaker insult than 笨, more casual than 蠢) and 'stunned/dumbfounded' from shock. Heavier and more insulting than 呆's blank look.

adjective
foolishstupidsillystunneddumbfounded

Examples

  • Bié zuò zhè zhǒng shǎ shì.
    Don't do such a foolish thing.
  • Tīng dào zhè ge jié guǒ, tā wán quán shǎ le.
    He was completely stunned by this result.
  • Nǐ zhēn shǎ, jìng rán xiāng xìn tā.
    You are so foolish that you actually believed him.

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