Everyday
上头
shàng tóu
In English
hooked / it goes to your head
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Classic · Mainstream, still used dailyliterally: (it) goes to the head
What does 上头 mean?
To be carried away, hooked, or hot-headed — like alcohol going to your head. Used for anything addictive or for acting on impulse.
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Example
这部剧太上头了，我一晚上看了十集。
Zhè bù jù tài shàngtóu le, wǒ yī wǎnshang kàn le shí jí.
This show is so addictive — I binged ten episodes in one night.
What 上头 goes with
太上头tài shàngtóuso addictive
上头了shàngtóu legot carried away / hooked
Where 上头 comes from
Originally described liquor "rushing to the head". It widened to any obsessive rush, or losing your cool in the heat of the moment.