迷 (mí) — to be lost, to lose one's way or sense of direction; to be obsessed with, to be crazy about (an activity)
Definition
迷 (mí) means both 'to get lost / lose direction' and 'to be obsessed / crazy about' (as in 迷上). For 'getting lost,' use 迷路 in everyday speech; 迷失 is more formal and often figurative.
verb
to be lost, to lose one's way or sense of directionto be obsessed withto be crazy about (an activity)
Easily confused
Examples
- ，，？Duì bu qǐ, wǒ mí lù le, qǐng wèn dì tiě zhàn zài nǎ r?Sorry, I'm lost. Could you tell me where the subway station is?
- 迷，。Tā zuì jìn mí shàng le pǎo bù, měi tiān dōu yào pǎo shí gōng lǐ.He recently became obsessed with running and runs ten kilometers every day.
- 迷，。Tā zuì jìn mí shàng le cāi mí yǔ, měi tiān dōu wán hěn cháng shí jiān.He recently became obsessed with solving riddles and plays for a long time every day.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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
迷 uses 辵, the walking part, and 米, which gives the sound.
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