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呆
dāi
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English Definitionfoolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay
Simplified Script呆
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyindāi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ngoi4
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb
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Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
呆呆dāidāinumb
呆滞dāizhìdull; lifeless; sluggish
呆板dāibǎnstiff; inflexible
呆子dāizifool; sucker
呆若木鸡dāi ruò mù jīlit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
Words With Same Tail Word    
发呆fādāito stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought
痴呆chīdāiimbecility; dementia
呆呆dāidāinumb
目瞪口呆mù dèng kǒu dāidumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned
惊呆jīngdāistupefied; stunned
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