直瞪瞪

zhídèngdèng
to stare blankly

CEDICT

形容眼神因急怒、惊恐、痴傻而显得呆滞。《红楼梦．第三○回》：「林黛玉直瞪瞪的瞅了他半天，气的一声儿也说不出来。」也作「直愣愣」、「直勾勾」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 直 zhí
  1. straight
  2. to straighten
  3. fair and reasonable
  4. frank
  5. straightforward
  6. (indicates continuing motion or action)
  7. vertical
  8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
2 瞪 dèng
  1. to open (one's eyes) wide
  2. to stare at
  3. to glare at
3 瞪 dèng
  1. to open (one's eyes) wide
  2. to stare at
  3. to glare at

Related entries

愣神儿 lèngshénr
  1. to stare blankly
  2. to be in a daze
发呆 fādāi
  1. to stare blankly
  2. to be stunned
  3. to be lost in thought
望着天花板发呆,还不如读一读小说。

You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.

Source: Tatoeba

眼睁睁 yǎnzhēngzhēng
  1. to stare blankly
  2. to look on helplessly
  3. to look on unfeelingly
你以為我會眼睜睜地看著你去送死？我會閉上眼睛的。

Do you really think that I will simply watch you walk into trouble? I'd close my eyes.

Source: Tatoeba

睖 lèng
  1. to stare blankly
  2. to glare
愣 lèng
  1. to look distracted
  2. to stare blankly
  3. distracted
  4. blank
  5. (coll.) unexpectedly
  6. rash
  7. rashly
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