Meaning of 目瞪口呆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
mùdèngkǒudāi
- (idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
目瞪口呆 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她48岁怀上了孩子，所有人都目瞪口呆。
Everyone was just flabbergasted that she was able to get pregnant at 48.
他们惊得目瞪口呆。
They were left speechless.
Stroke order for each character
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目 mù · eye · 5 strokes
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瞪 dèng · to open wide · 17 strokes
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口 kǒu · mouth · 3 strokes
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呆 dāi · foolish · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 目瞪口呆.
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway; gate |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 目的 | mùdì | purpose; aim; goal; target; objective |
| 节目 | jiémù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, vari |
| 出口 | chūkǒu | an exit; to speak |
| 入口 | rùkǒu | entrance; to import |
| 人口 | rénkǒu | population; people |
| 目标 | mùbiāo | target; goal |
| 目前 | mùqián | at the present time; currently |
| 题目 | tímù | subject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4]) |
| 项目 | xiàngmù | item; project; (sports) event |
| 口袋 | kǒudai | pocket; bag; sack |
Questions about 目瞪口呆
What does 目瞪口呆 mean?
目瞪口呆 (mùdèng-kǒudāi) means "(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned".
How do you write 目瞪口呆?
目瞪口呆 is made of 4 characters: 目 (5 strokes), 瞪 (17 strokes), 口 (3 strokes), 呆 (7 strokes). That is 32 strokes in total.
Is 目瞪口呆 an HSK word?
Yes. 目瞪口呆 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.