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入魔 (rù mó) — to become obsessed (to a harmful degree), to be spellbound

Definition

入魔 (rù mó) means to become obsessed or spellbound by something, usually to a degree others find excessive or harmful. Always used as a verb complement with 得/了/过 (学得入了魔, 看小说入过魔) — it is never used on its own.

verb
to become obsessed (to a harmful degree)to be spellbound

Examples

  • 入魔。
    Tā zuì jìn xué shū fǎ xué dé rù mó le.
    He has become obsessed with studying calligraphy lately.
  • ，。
    Tā liàn yú jiā liàn dé rù le mó, tiān tiān dōu qù.
    She practiced yoga so much she became obsessed, going every day.
  • ，。
    Wǒ yǐ qián kàn xiǎo shuō rù guò mó, xiàn zài hǎo duō le.
    I used to be obsessed with reading novels, but now I'm much better.

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
魔módemon

入 (enter) and 魔 (demon) suggest being taken over by a harmful obsession.

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
鬼鬼guǐdemon
Sound part声符shēngfú
麻
麻má魔mó
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

魔 pairs 鬼, meaning demon, with 麻, which gives the sound.

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Mental Health

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