愣

kàn dào mén kǒu de sān míng jǐng chá tā lèng le

看到门口的三名警察，他愣了。

He was bewildered to find three policemen at the front door.

tīng dào xiāo xi hòu tā lèng le

听到消息后，他愣了。

He froze at the news.

tā yī wèn suǒ yǒu rén dōu lèng le

他一问，所有人都愣了。

When he asked the question, everybody was dumbfounded.

lèng xiǎo zi

愣小子

young hothead

zhè jiā huo lèng de hěn

这家伙愣得很。

He is such a hotheaded guy.

tā lèng jí le shén me dōu gǎn zuò

他愣极了，什么都敢做。

He is very rash and isn't scared to do anything.

rú cǐ jiǎn dān de dào lǐ tā lèng bù dǒng

如此简单的道理，他愣不懂。

He doesn't even follow such a simple process of reasoning.

lèng shuō

愣说

speak without thinking of the consequences

lèng lái

愣来

go so far as to come