# 茫然 (mángrán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 茫然 (mángrán) means “(adv) blankly; at a loss”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) blankly; at a loss
- Pinyin: mángrán (mang2 ran2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 面对突然的变化，大家一脸茫然。
  Miànduì tūrán de biànhuà, dàjiā yīliǎn mángrán.
  Faced with the sudden change, everyone looked at each other at a loss.

## Characters

- 茫 (máng): vast, with no clear boundary; fig. hazy
- 然 (rán): correct; right

https://hanziro.com/word/mang-ran-blankly/

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