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着迷

zháo mí · zhao mi

Traditional 著迷

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to be fascinated
  2. to be captivated
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Hooked on pottery

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)最近(zuìjìn)对(duì)什么(shénme)着迷(zháomí)？

    What are you into lately?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)对(duì)做(zuò)陶瓷(táocí)很(hěn)着迷(zháomí)，每天(měitiān)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)。

    I am hooked on making pottery. I want to make it every day.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)着迷(zháomí)？

    Really? Why are you so hooked?

  4. Dengdeng

    看着(kànzhe)泥(ní)变成(biànchéng)杯子(bēizi)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)着迷(zháomí)了(le)。

    Watching clay turn into cups, I got hooked.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)做(zuò)的(de)杯子(bēizi)呢(ne)？

    So where is the cup you made?

  6. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)这个(zhège)，会(huì)漏水(lòushuǐ)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)着迷(zháomí)。

    It is this one. It leaks, but I am still hooked.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

翻(fān)译(yì)的(de)挑(tiǎo)战(zhàn)让(ràng)我(wǒ)着(zháo)迷(mí)。

I'm captivated by the challenges of translation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by znc · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)姐(jiě)姐(jie)对(duì)网(wǎng)球(qiú)着(zháo)迷(mí)。

My sister is crazy about tennis.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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