入神 (rù shén) — (verb) to be entranced, to be absorbed (in watching, listening, etc.)
Definition
A verb describing the state of being deeply absorbed or entranced by what one is seeing or hearing — the focus is on the listener/viewer's total attention, not the quality of the thing watched.
verb
to be entrancedto be absorbed (in watching, listening, etc.)
Examples
- ，。Tā kàn xiǎo shuō kàn dé rù le shén, lián wǒ jiào tā dōu méi tīng jiàn.He was so absorbed in reading the novel that he didn't even hear me calling him.
- ，。Zhè duàn yīn yuè tài měi le, wǒ tīng dé rù le shén.This piece of music is so beautiful that I listened entranced.
- ，。Tā huà huà huà dé rù le shén, lián fàn dōu wàng le chī.He was so absorbed in painting that he forgot to eat.
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