有瘾

有癮
yǒuyǐn
verb #31,554

Meanings

  1. 1 to be addicted
  2. 2 to have an addiction
  3. 3 to be hooked

Examples

HSK 3
Tā duì yóuxì yǒuyǐn.
He's addicted to video games.
HSK 3
Hē kāfēi hē de yǒudiǎnr yǒuyǐn le.
I've gotten a bit hooked on drinking coffee.

Tips

usage
Pattern: [thing] 有瘾 = 'be addicted to [thing]'. Used both literally (drugs, smoking) and lightly (games, social media, TV shows). Related expressions: 上瘾 ('to become addicted'), 戒瘾 ('to quit an addiction').
memory
'have' + 'addiction/craving' literally 'have an addiction'. The character has the (sickness) radical because traditionally addiction was framed as a disease.

Stroke Order

yǒu
yǐn