Chinese symbol for “distracted”
怅惘
chàng wǎng
Traditional: 悵惘
distracted; listless; in low spirits
The closest CC-CEDICT match for distracted is 怅惘 (chàng wǎng), defined as: distracted; listless; in low spirits.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “distracted”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愣 | lèng | to look distracted; to stare blankly |
| 恍惚 | huǎng hū | absent-minded; distracted |
| 神不守舍 | shén bù shǒu shè | (idiom) absentminded; dazed; distracted |
| 六神无主 (六神無主) | liù shén wú zhǔ | out of one's wits (idiom); distracted |
| 恍然 | huǎng rán | suddenly (perceive); confused; vague; distracted |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 怅惘.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惆怅 (惆悵) | chóu chàng | melancholy; depression |
| 怅然 (悵然) | chàng rán | disappointed and frustrated |
| 怅然若失 (悵然若失) | chàng rán ruò shī | (idiom) to feel a profound sense of loss; to feel disconsolate |
| 怅怅然 (悵悵然) | chàng chàng rán | disappointed |
| 迷惘 | mí wǎng | perplexed; at a loss |
| 惘然 | wǎng rán | frustrated; perplexed |
| 惘然若失 | wǎng rán ruò shī | lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom); fig. to be at a loss |
See also: Japanese symbol for “distracted”.
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