入迷 (rù mí) — to be fascinated, to be absorbed in (something)

Definition

入迷 (rù mí) means becoming so absorbed or fascinated that you lose track of surroundings — a deeper state than just 'liking' something. Often used with 了 (入了迷) or with 对…入迷.

verb
to be fascinatedto be absorbed in (something)

Examples

  • ,。
    Tā wán yóu xì rù le mí, lián fàn dōu wàng le chī.
    He was so absorbed in playing games that he even forgot to eat.
  • 入迷。
    Tā duì gǔ diǎn yīn yuè hěn rù mí.
    She is very fascinated by classical music.
  • ,入迷。
    Zhè běn xiǎo shuō tài jīng cǎi le, wǒ kàn dé rù mí le.
    This novel is so wonderful that I got absorbed in reading it.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter
迷mífascination

入 (enter) and 迷 (fascination) combine to mean being drawn into fascination.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
米
米mǐ迷mí
Same sound today

迷 uses 辵, the walking part, and 米, which gives the sound.

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