着迷
zháomí
to be fascinated; to be captivated
Characters in this word
迷 mí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 米 rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他对古文字研究如此着迷，连周末也泡在图书馆里核对碑文。 Tā duì gǔwénzì yánjiū rúcǐ zháomí, lián zhōumò yě pào zài túshūguǎn lǐ héduì bēiwén. He is so fascinated by the study of ancient scripts that he spends even his weekends in the library checking inscriptions.
- 妹妹第一次听京剧就被深深着迷了。 Mèimei dì yī cì tīng Jīngjù jiù bèi shēnshēn zháomí le. My younger sister was deeply captivated the first time she heard Peking opera.
- 孩子们看着蚂蚁搬家，完全着迷了。 Háizimen kànzhe mǎyǐ bānjiā, wánquán zháomí le. The children watched the ants move house, completely fascinated.
Related words
- 着 zhe particle for an ongoing action or state (-ing)
- 接着 jiēzhe then; to continue
- 睡着 shuìzháo to fall asleep
- 着 zháo to successfully do (result ending)
- 着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
- 着急 zháojí worried; anxious
- 随着 suízhe following; as
- 意味着 yìwèizhe to mean
- 用不着 yòngbuzháo need not
- 有着 yǒuzhe to have
- 本着 běnzhe in accordance with; acting on the basis of
- 沉着 chénzhuó calm; composed