走火入魔 zǒu huǒ rù mó

to be obsessed with sth; to go overboard

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be obsessed with sth
  2. 2. to go overboard
  3. 3. (Buddhism, Taoism) to misguidedly focus on hallucinations that arise during meditation

Characters

Character Meaning
走 zǒu HSK 2
to go; to walk; to leave
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
魔 mó HSK 6
devil; magic