# 发愣 (fālèng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 发愣 (fālèng) means “to stare blankly; to be in a daze”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to stare blankly; to be in a daze
- Pinyin: fālèng (fa1 leng4)
- Traditional: 發愣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他坐在窗边独自发愣。
  Tā zuò zài chuāngbiān dúzì fālèng.
  He sat by the window staring blankly.

## Characters

- [发](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-send-out/) (fā): to send out; to issue
- [愣](https://hanziro.com/word/leng-stare-blankly/) (lèng): to stare blankly; dazed

https://hanziro.com/word/fa-leng-stare-blankly/

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