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沉迷

chén mí

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

沉迷 (chén mí) means "to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 沉迷 means

1. to be engrossed
2. to be absorbed with
3. to lose oneself in
4. to be addicted to

The characters in 沉迷

• 沉chénto submerge; to immerse; to sink
• 迷míto bewilder; crazy about; fan

Example sentences

• 她沉迷于摇滚乐。
  She is absorbed in rock music.
• 他沉迷于语言学的研究。
  Tā chénmí yú yǔyánxué de yánjiū.
  He is absorbed in the study of linguistics.
• 不要沉迷于过去，而是要从中吸取教训。
  Bùyào chénmíyú guòqù, érshì yào cóngzhōng xīqǔ jiàoxun.
  Never live in the past but always learn from it.

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chén mí correctly.
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