着迷
Old HSK 6
着迷 (zháomí) · to be fascinated
着迷 (zháomí) means “to be fascinated; to be hooked”. It is written with 2 characters: 着 (ongoing-state particle) + 迷 (fan). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 着迷 is built
The characters
着 zhe · ongoing-state particle
What 着 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
迷 mí · fan
What 迷 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 米 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子们看动画片看得着迷了。Háizimen kàn dònghuàpiàn kàn de zháomí le.The children were glued to the cartoon.
他对天文非常着迷。Tā duì tiānwén fēicháng zháomí.He is fascinated by astronomy.
Questions about 着迷
What does 着迷 mean?
着迷 (zháomí) means “to be fascinated; to be hooked”.
How do you pronounce 着迷?
着迷 is pronounced zháomí.
Which HSK level is 着迷?
着迷 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 接着jiēzheto continue
- 睡着shuìzháoto fall asleep
- 着火zháohuǒto catch fire
- 着急zháojíworried
- 随着suízhealong with
- 着凉zháoliángto catch a cold
- 沉着chénzhuócalm
- 意味着yìwèizheto mean
- 执着zhízhuópersistent
- 着手zhuóshǒuto set about
Learn 着迷 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 229: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.