(měng) — muddled, confused (bound form, used in compounds); ignorant, unaware (bound form, used in compounds)

Definition

懵 is a bound form meaning 'muddled, in a daze' — it doesn't stand alone but builds compound words like 发懵 (to be stunned) and 懵然不知 (completely unaware).

bound form
muddledconfused (bound form, used in compounds)ignorantunaware (bound form, used in compounds)

Examples

  • Tā kàn qǐ lái yǒu diǎn měng dǒng, xiàng gè méi zhǎng dà de hái zi.
    He seems a bit naive and muddled, like a child who hasn't grown up.
  • Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā yí xià zi fā měng le, bàn tiān shuō bù chū huà.
    Upon hearing this news, he was suddenly stunned and couldn't speak for a long time.
  • Tā duì zhè jiàn shì měng rán bù zhī, méi rén gào sù guò tā.
    She was completely ignorant of this matter; no one had told her.

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