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Chinese dictionary
- 1
adj.ignorant; at a loss; in the dark; blank
大家对她的解释茫然不解。
Her explanations were met with blank incomprehension.
这件事使她感到茫然。
She feel completely in the dark on this question.
我现在很茫然。
I am at a loss now.
- 2
adj.disappointed; frustrated; dejected
丈夫的去世使她感到了生活茫然空虚。
The death of his husband left a big blank in her life.
他看上去目光呆滞,茫然若失。
His eyes looked dull, almost vacuous.
Word usage
- Reduplication"茫然" can be reduplicated, for example: "茫茫然".
他整天茫茫然不知所措。
He is at a loss what to do all the day.