疯魔

瘋魔
fēngmó
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to be obsessed with
  2. 2 to fascinate
  3. 3 mad / insane

Examples

Tā duì wéiqí fēngmó dào fèiqǐnwàngshí de dìbù.
He's so obsessed with Go that he forgets to eat and sleep.
Zhè bù diànyǐng fēngmó le wúshù niánqīng guānzhòng.
This film captivated countless young viewers.

Tips

culture
Famously used in the Cantonese film phrase 疯魔不成 (bù fēngmó bù chénghuó, 'without obsession, no real performance') — popularized by Chen Kaige's 2008 film 梅兰芳 (Forever Enthralled) about Peking opera master Mei Lanfang.

Stroke Order

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