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呆
dāi
1. foolish
2. stupid
3. expressionless
4. blank
5. to stay
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

呆
dāi
dull, simple, stupid
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

呆住
dāizhù
to be dumbfounded
呆子
dāizi
fool
呆帐
dāizhàng
bad debt
呆板
dāibǎn
stiff
呆根
dāigēn
fool
呆滞
dāizhì
dull
呆瓜
dāiguā
idiot
呆笨
dāibèn
dimwitted
呆账
dāizhàng
bad debt
痴呆
chīdāi
imbecility
痴呆
chīdāi
imbecility
发呆
fādāi
to stare blankly
HSK 6
看呆
kàndāi
to gape at
惊呆
jīngdāi
stupefied
呆会儿
dāihuìr
see [[待會兒|待会儿<dāihuìr>]]
帅呆了
shuàidāile
awesome
书呆子
shūdāizi
bookworm
痴呆症
chīdāizhèng
dementia
矮呆病
ǎidāibìng
cretinism
呆若木鸡
dāiruòmùjī
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,337
Word Frequency Rank
1,167 of 84,292

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