Chinese word

傻

Pronunciation

Pinyinshǎ

Meaning

  • adjectivestupid

Example

你真傻，别相信他。nǐ zhēn shǎ bié xiāng xìn tā

You are really stupid; don't believe him.

Illustration for 傻 (stupid)

More examples

他们玩得太开心，笑得傻了。tā men wán de tài kāi xīn xiào de shǎ le

They were having so much fun that they laughed like fools.

Core concept

A lapse of mental sharpness that leads to a simple mistake or an unwise response.

Common phrases

  • 笑得傻了xiào de shǎ le

    laugh like a fool

  • 有些傻yǒu xiē shǎ

    a little silly

  • 别再傻了bié zài shǎ le

    stop being stupid

Similar words

笨bèn: Shows slow or clumsy thinking or movement that makes tasks hard to do efficiently.
愚蠢yú chǔn: Describes very foolish or unwise thinking or actions in formal language.
糊涂hú tú: Describes a confused state of mind that makes facts or their order hard to understand.

Definition in Chinese

用于形容人愚笨或行为判断失误，指思维或反应不机敏，常见于口语，语气轻重随语境变化。yòng yú xíng róng rén yú bèn huò xíng wéi pàn duàn shī wù zhǐ sī wéi huò fǎn yìng bù jī mǐn cháng jiàn yú kóu yǔ yǔ qì qīng zhòng suí yǔ jìng biàn huà

Word origin

傻 (shǎ, "stupid") uses a person radical together with a sound-bearing right side, linking its written form to a human trait without making the right side a literal meaning clue.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear a fixed judgment in this word, but everyday Chinese often uses it for one unwise choice or action rather than a person's general ability.

Other meanings

  • sillyadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 傻笑shǎ xiàogiggle foolishlyverb
  • 傻乎乎shǎ hū hūsilly-lookingadjective

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