引人入胜
yǐn rén rù shèng
fascinating; gripping; absorbing
Character by character
引yǐn
lead
lead
人rén
people
people
入rù
enter
enter
胜shèng
wonderland
wonderland
Example
这本小说情节引人入胜，我一个晚上就看完了。
The plot of this novel is so gripping that I finished it in one night.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
胜 is 胜境, a wonderful place or state: the phrase goes back to a quip in 《世说新语》 that wine “leads one into a wonderful realm”. Now said of scenery and above all of stories, films and books: 情节引人入胜, 引人入胜的故事.
Learn this in Lesson 66 · HSK 6: 《哪吒2》与中国电影 (Ne Zha 2 and Chinese cinema)
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