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title: "Mangran Meaning: 茫然 (mángrán) Means “at a loss”"
description: "茫然 (mángrán) means “at a loss; bewildered; blank”. Hear its tones, see what 茫 and 然 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mangran"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 茫然 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

茫然 mángrán

## at a loss; bewildered; blank

## Its characters

1. 茫 máng at a loss
2. 然 rán right

## In a sentence

她感到茫然。 She felt dazed.

[More about 茫然](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8C%AB%E7%84%B6)

## More words with 茫 or 然

- [必然 bìrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biran)
- [不然 bùrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buran)
- [当然 dāngrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangran)
- [大自然 dàzìrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daziran)
- [公然 gōngrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongran)
- [果然 guǒrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoran)
- [固然 gùrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guran)
- [忽然 hūrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huran)
- [截然不同 jiérán-bùtóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieranbutong)
- [竟然 jìngrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingran)

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