# 出神 (chūshén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 出神 (chūshén) means “spellbound; lost in thought”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: spellbound; lost in thought
- Pinyin: chūshén (chu1 shen2)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他望着窗外出神，没听见我叫他。
  Tā wàng zhe chuāngwài chūshén, méi tīngjiàn wǒ jiào tā.
  He stared out the window, lost in thought, not hearing me call him.

## Characters

- [出](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-go-out/) (chū): to go out; to come out
- [神](https://hanziro.com/word/shen-god-deity/) (shén): god, deity; spirit, mind

https://hanziro.com/word/chu-shen-spellbound/

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