(zhēng) — (bound form) stunned, dazed, panic-stricken

Definition

怔 (zhēng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'stunned or dazed' — it only appears in patterns like 怔住, 怔了一下, or reduplicated 怔怔, never standing alone.

bound form
(bound form) stunneddazedpanic-stricken

Examples

  • Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, yí xià zi zhēng zhù le.
    He was stunned upon hearing the news.
  • Tā zhēng zhēng dì kàn zhe chuāng wài, yí jù huà yě bù shuō.
    She stared blankly out the window without saying a word.
  • Tā zhēng le yí xià, rán hòu cái fǎn yìng guò lái.
    He was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.

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