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Today's Chinese word

惘然

adjective

指心中若有所失，显得迷惑、不知所措的样子，常用于形容因往事或变迁而产生的怅惘情感。

Etymology · “惘”意为失意、迷茫；“然”为后缀，形容某种状态。合称描述一种空虚、迷失的心境。

"此情可待成追忆，只是当时已惘然。"

"站在早已拆迁的旧居前，他心中泛起一阵莫名的惘然。"

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