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痴迷

chī mí

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

痴迷 (chī mí) means "infatuated; obsessed". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 痴迷 means

1. infatuated
2. obsessed

The characters in 痴迷

• 痴chīimbecile; sentimental; stupid
• 迷míto bewilder; crazy about; fan

Example sentences

• 他痴迷于音乐。
  Tā chīmí yú yīnyuè.
  He is mad about music.
• 俄罗斯媒体评论员朱莉娅戴维斯将胜利狂热描述为「对军事实力和旧有胜利的不健康的痴迷」。
  Julia Davis, a Russian media commentator, describes Victory Mania as “an unhealthy obsession with military might and past victories.”

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