Word: 发呆 (fādāi) Traditional: 發呆 发呆 dictionary entry fādāi to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought Full dictionary entry for 发呆 Example sentences using 发呆 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他坐在窗边看着外面发呆。 Tā zuò zài chuāng biān kànzhe wàimiàn fādāi. He sat by the window, staring blankly outside. 别发呆了，你在想什么呢？ Bié fādāile, nǐ zài xiǎng shénme ne? Stop spacing out. What are you thinking about? 船长望着前面的汪洋发呆。 Chuánzhǎng wàngzhe qiánmiàn de wāngyáng fādāi. The captain gazed blankly at the vast waters ahead.