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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    adj.ignorant; at a loss; in the dark; blank

    • dà jiā duì tā de jiě shì máng rán bù jiě

      大家解释茫然

      Her explanations were met with blank incomprehension.

    • zhè jiàn shì shǐ tā gǎn dào máng rán

      使感到茫然

      She feel completely in the dark on this question.

    • wǒ xiàn zài hěn máng rán

      现在茫然

      I am at a loss now.

  • 2

    adj.disappointed; frustrated; dejected

    • zhàng fu de qù shì shǐ tā gǎn dào le shēng huó máng rán kōng xū

      丈夫去世使感到生活茫然空虚

      The death of his husband left a big blank in her life.

    • tā kàn shàng qù mù guāng dāi zhì máng rán ruò shī

      上去目光呆滞茫然

      His eyes looked dull, almost vacuous.

Word usage

  • "茫然" can be reduplicated, for example: "茫茫然".
    • 整天不知所措

      He is at a loss what to do all the day.