发愣

• 병음: fā lèng
• 한자 분석: 发 = 弓 + 殳 — to produce, give rise to; 愣 = 忄(heart) + 棱 (edge/corner) — a heart that has gone rigid and angular, a frozen mental state

뜻

멍하니 있다; 넋을 잃고 멈춰 서다

Describes the outward appearance of someone whose mind has wandered or been stunned into blankness. Common in literary prose and casual speech. Often combined with 坐着发愣 (sitting in a daze) or 站在那里发愣 (standing there blankly).

예문

1. 她盯着窗外的雨幕发愣，思绪不知不觉地飘回到了多年前那个同样阴雨绵绵的傍晚。
2. 老师叫了他三声名字，他才从发愣的状态中猛然惊醒，不好意思地站起来回答问题。
3. 宣布结果的那一刻，获奖者愣在台上，既没有立刻上前，也没有开口说话，发了好几秒的愣才缓过神来。

사용 가이드

맥락: everyday, literary, emotional, interpersonal

어조: observational

올바른 표현

• 下班后她坐在空办公室里发愣，盯着刚收到的解约通知。(After work, she sat dazed in the empty office, staring at the termination notice she had just received.)
• 这孩子课间休息时常常一个人坐在角落里发愣，班主任出于关心主动找他谈话，才发现他在家里正经历一段相当困难的时期。(This child often sat alone in a corner during breaks, staring into space; the homeroom teacher, concerned, took the initiative to speak with him and only then discovered he was going through a rather difficult period at home.)

피해야 할 표현

• 我发愣地看着他 — 发愣 is not an adverb and cannot directly modify a verb; say 我发着愣看着他 or 我呆呆地望着他 for the correct construction

기원과 역사

发 (to give rise to) + 愣 (daze/stupor) — to enter a state of blankness or stupefaction

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal