上瘾

上癮

shàngyǐn

verb HSK 7 #5,569

Meanings

1 to become addicted
2 to get hooked

Characters

to get; to develop

addiction; craving

Examples

他玩手机游戏上瘾了。

Tā wán shǒujī yóuxì shàngyǐn le.

He got addicted to mobile games.

这部剧太好看了，看了就上瘾。

Zhè bù 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