上瘾

上癮

shàngyǐn

verb HSK 7-9 #5,569

Meanings

1 to become addicted
2 to get hooked

Characters

to get; to develop

addiction; craving

Examples

HSK 3

他玩手机游戏上瘾了。

Tā wán shǒujī yóuxì shàngyǐn le.

He got addicted to mobile games.

HSK 6

这部剧太好看了，看了就上瘾。

Zhèbù jù tài hǎokàn le, kàn le jiù shàngyǐn.

This show is so good, once you start watching you get hooked.

Tips

memory

上 (get on) + 瘾 (addiction) = get on the addiction train. Once you're on, it's hard to get off.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

瘾 yǐn