目 瞪 口 呆

mùdèng-kǒudāi

“Dumbstruck” in Chinese is 目瞪口呆.

Meaning

idiomdumbstruck; stupefied; stunned

Example

他们惊得目瞪口呆。

They were left speechless.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

mùHSK 25 strokeseye dèngHSK 7-917 strokesto open (one's eyes) wide kǒuHSK 13 strokesmouth dāiHSK 57 strokesfoolish; stupid

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