Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) describing a state of overwhelming joy, rapture, or total absorption, as if one's heart is drunk and spirit lost. You can use it when you are so delighted or fascinated by something—like a beautiful scene, music, or a person—that you feel transported. It's quite literary and emphatic.
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ecstasyraptureto be entranced or spellbound
Examples
- ，心醉神迷。Kàn dào nà zhuànglì de rìluò, tā gǎndào xīn zuì shén mí.Seeing that magnificent sunset, she felt rapturous.
- ，心醉神迷。Tīng le nà shǒu gǔdiǎn yīnyuè, guānzhòngmen dōu xīn zuì shén mí.After listening to that classical piece, the audience was completely entranced.
- 心醉神迷，。Tā duì tā de měilì xīn zuì shén mí, jiǔjiǔ wúfǎ yí kāi mùguāng.He was spellbound by her beauty, unable to look away for a long time.
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