Definition
迷 (mí) means both 'to get lost' and 'to be obsessed with'. For 'lost', use 迷路 (mí lù) for physical direction; 迷失 (mí shī) is more formal/figurative. For 'obsessed', 着迷 (zháo mí) is lighter ('fascinated'), while 痴迷 (chī mí) is stronger ('infatuated').
verb
to be lostto lose one's way or sense of directionto be obsessed withto be crazy about (an activity)
Easily confused
- 追zhuīlook-aliketo chase; to pursue (physically or metaphorically)
- 米mǐsound-alike(classifier) meter (unit of length)
- 谜mílook-alikeriddle
- 密mìsound-alikedense, thick (of vegetation, population, etc.)
- 眯mīsound-aliketo narrow one's eyes; to squint
Examples
- ，，？Duìbuqǐ, wǒ mí lù le, qǐngwèn dìtiě zhàn zài nǎr?Sorry, I'm lost. Could you tell me where the subway station is?
- 迷，。Tā zuìjìn mí shàng le pǎobù, měitiān dōu yào pǎo shí gōnglǐ.He recently became obsessed with running and runs ten kilometers every day.
- 迷，。Tā zuìjìn mí shàng le cāi míyǔ, měitiān dōu wán hěn cháng shíjiān.He recently became obsessed with solving riddles and plays for a long time every day.
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