Chinese word

痴迷

Pronunciation

Pinyinchī mí

Meaning

  • verbbe obsessed with

Example

他对足球很痴迷。tā duì zú qiú hěn chī mí

He is obsessed with soccer.

Illustration for 痴迷 (be obsessed with)

More examples

她痴迷于工作，经常加班到很晚。tā chī mí yú gōng zuò jīng cháng jiā bān dào hěn wǎn

She is obsessed with work and often works overtime until very late.

Core concept

A person is drawn so deeply into one interest that leaving it and noticing other concerns become difficult.

Common phrases

  • 痴迷于工作chī mí yú gōng zuò

    be obsessed with work

  • 对历史痴迷duì lì shǐ chī mí

    be obsessed with history

Similar words

着迷zháo mí: Be deeply fascinated by something, with the mind fully occupied by it.
沉迷chén mí: Sink deeply into an activity or habit and struggle to break away from it.
上瘾shàng yǐn: Need a substance or activity so strongly that stopping brings powerful urges.
迷恋mí liàn: Keep feeling strong romantic attraction or affection for a person.

Definition in Chinese

对某事或某人极度投入，以至于常常忽视其他事务或责任。duì mǒu shì huò mǒu rén jí dù tóu rù yǐ zhì yú cháng cháng hū shì qí tā shì wù huò zé rèn

Word origin

痴迷 (chīmí, "be obsessed with") is formed from 痴 (chī, "infatuated") and 迷 (mí, "lost"), linking strong attraction with the sense of being unable to find one's way out.

Usage tips

  • For brief, healthy concentration on a task, this word may sound too intense because it presents the focus as unusually deep and difficult to break.

Other meanings

  • be absorbed inverb
  • immerse oneself inverb
  • be infatuated withverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 痴迷者chī mí zhěobsessivenoun

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