中邪

zhòngxié
verb #24,513

Meanings

  1. 1 to be possessed by a spirit
  2. 2 to be bewitched
  3. 3 to be under a spell

Examples

Tā xíngwéi guàiyì, dàjiā dōu shuō tā zhòngxié le.
His behavior was so strange that everyone said he had been possessed.
Nǐ jīntiān zěnme le? Shuōhuà diānsāndǎosì de, xiàng shì zhòngxié le.
What's wrong with you today? You're rambling — it's like you've been bewitched.

Tips

usage
In modern informal speech, 中邪 is often used humorously to describe someone acting very strangely or out of character, without any supernatural implication.

Stroke Order

zhōng
xié