完全没頭 (wánquán mò tóu - completely absorbed)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Formed by combining the adverb '完全' (wánquán, completely) with the verb phrase '没头' (mòtóu, literally 'submerged over the head', figuratively 'deeply absorbed'). It is used to describe total immersion or dedication to a task, thought, or environment. While '埋头' (máitóu) or '沉浸' (chénjìn) are more frequent in standard modern Mandarin, '没头' serves a similar evocative function in literary or specific contextual usages.
Sample sentences
他完全没头于新项目的研究中，连饭都忘了吃。
He was completely absorbed in the research for the new project, even forgetting to eat.
只要一开始画画，她就会完全没头其中，不理会外界的干扰。
As soon as she starts painting, she becomes completely immersed in it, ignoring any outside distractions.
他完全没头于书本的世界，对外面的喧闹浑然不知。
He was completely absorbed in the world of books, entirely oblivious to the noise outside.
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Example
他完全没头于新项目的研究中，连饭都忘了吃。
He was completely absorbed in the research for the new project, even forgetting to eat.
只要一开始画画，她就会完全没头其中，不理会外界的干扰。
As soon as she starts painting, she becomes completely immersed in it, ignoring any outside distractions.
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