Definition
入神 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to be completely absorbed' or 'entranced' — you use it in the pattern Verb + 得 + 入了神 to describe someone so focused on an activity that they lose awareness of everything else. The verb 入 and the noun 神 can split: 入了神 (entered a trance), 入过神 (have been entranced). It can also be used as an adjective meaning 'superb' or 'marvelous', though that sense is less common.
verb
to be entrancedto be absorbed (in watching, listening, etc.)
Examples
- ，。Tā kàn xiǎoshuō kàn de rùle shén, lián wǒ jiào tā dōu méi tīngjiàn.He was so absorbed in reading the novel that he didn't even hear me calling him.
- ，。Zhè duàn yīnyuè tài měi le, wǒ tīng de rùle shén.This piece of music is so beautiful that I listened entranced.
- ，。Tā huà huà huà de rùle shén, lián fàn dōu wàng le chī.He was so absorbed in painting that he forgot to eat.
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