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迷住 (mí zhu) — (resultative verb) to be fascinated or captivated (by something); (resultative verb) to be confused or misled (by something)

Definition

迷住 is a resultative verb: an external thing 'fascinates/mesmerizes' you (with 把/被动 construction), not something you do on purpose. Both senses ('captivated' and 'misled/fooled by appearances') use this same structure.

verb
(resultative verb) to be fascinated or captivated (by something)(resultative verb) to be confused or misled (by something)

Examples

  • ，。
    Tā bèi nà bù diàn yǐng mí zhu le, kàn le yí biàn yòu yí biàn.
    She was captivated by that movie and watched it over and over.
  • 迷住。
    Tā de biǎo yǎn bǎ guān zhòng dōu mí zhu le.
    His performance fascinated all the audience.
  • 迷住，。
    Bú yào bèi wài biǎo mí zhu, yào kàn běn zhì.
    Don't be misled by appearances; look at the essence.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

迷mífascinate
住zhùhold

迷 expresses fascination or confusion, and 住 shows the state is held.

Characters in this word

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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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
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ住zhù
Same sound today

住 pairs 亻, the person radical (written fully as 人), with 主, which supplies the sound.

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