愣 (lèng): meaning and stroke order

愣 in our stories

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• 甄太太愣了一下：“大概……九点吧，一直下到十一点。”

  Zhēn tàitai lèng le yíxià dàgài jiǔ diǎn ba yìzhí xià dào shíyī diǎn

  Mrs Zhen hesitated: "About… nine, I think. It rained until eleven."

  From the story The dry floor HSK 6

• 马修愣住了，然后哈哈大笑，把筷子一放，认真地对王总说：“王总，这顿饭，我恐怕要吃到明年了！”

  Mǎxiū lèng zhù le ránhòu hāhā dà xiào bǎ kuàizi yí fàng rènzhēn de duì Wáng zǒng shuō Wáng zǒng zhè dùn fàn wǒ kǒngpà yào chī dào míngnián le

  Matthew froze, then roared with laughter, put down his chopsticks and said solemnly to Mr Wang, "Mr Wang, I'm afraid I'd have been eating this meal until next year!"

  From the story The banquet that never ended HSK 6

• 于航愣住了——那只镯子，是爷爷当年送给奶奶的。

  Yú Háng lèng zhù le nà zhī zhuózi shì yéye dāngnián sònggěi nǎinai de

  Yu Hang was stunned: that bracelet was the one Grandpa had given Grandma all those years ago.

  From the story An old bracelet HSK 6