"To be fascinated" in Chinese — 着迷 (zháo mí)

着

迷

zháo mí

to be fascinated

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 著迷1 example sentence

Definitions

1to be fascinated
2to be captivated

Stroke order

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着

迷

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄠˊ

zháo

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄧˊ

mí

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

着迷

Simplified

著迷

Traditional

Example sentences

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他对下棋着迷得忘了吃饭。
tā duì xià qí zháo mí dé wàng le chī fàn。
He is so fascinated with chess that he forgot to eat.

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Related words

着

zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

迷

mí

to bewilder

着急

zháo jí

to worry

随着

suí zhe

along with

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

迷路

mí lù

to lose the way

球迷

qiú mí

fan (ball sports)

着凉

zháo liáng

to catch cold

歌迷

gē mí

fan of a singer

睡着

shuì zháo

to fall asleep

着火

zháo huǒ

to catch fire

迷人

mí rén

fascinating

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To be fascinated in Chinese: 着迷 (zháo mí)