痴呆
chīdāi · stupid; dull; (medicine) dementia; variant of 痴呆[chi1 dai1]
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 痴呆
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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foolish; stupid (variant of 呆[dai1]); expressionless; blank (variant of 呆[dai1]); foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; variant of 待[dai1]
痴迷chīmíinfatuated; obsessed
痴心chīxīninfatuation
发呆fādāito stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought
目瞪口呆mùdèng-kǒudāi(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
如痴如醉rúchī-rúzuì(idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured