着魔

著魔

zháomó

verb #13,101

Meanings

1 to be obsessed
2 to be bewitched
3 to be possessed

Characters

to be affected by; to catch

Examples

HSK 7-9

他像着了魔一样，整天练吉他。

Tā xiàng zháo le mó yíyàng, zhěngtiān liàn jítā.

He's like he's possessed, practicing guitar all day long.

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usage

Often used in the pattern 像着了魔一样 (as if possessed/obsessed). Can describe either genuine obsession or just intense focus on something.

Stroke Order

着 zhe

魔 mó