幻想

huàn xiǎng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

1. delusion
2. fantasy

Word relationships

Related words

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• 梦想 mèng xiǎng 梦想 mèng xiǎng (fig.) to dream of 对未来美好事物的憧憬: (fig.) to dream of

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocation: 抱有幻想 (harbor illusions), which always has a negative tone.

Common mistakes

幻想 is often negative, implying unrealistic or delusional thinking, unlike the neutral 想象.

Example Sentences

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别再 幻想 了，现实一点吧。

Stop fantasizing and be realistic.

我在 幻想 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2038486)

別癡心 幻想 了。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10325725)

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Words Containing 幻想

• 最终幻想 最终幻想 zuì zhōng huàn xiǎng: Final Fantasy (video game)
• 科学幻想 科学幻想 kē xué huàn xiǎng: science fiction

Child Words of 幻想

• 想 想 xiǎng: to think (about)
• 幻 幻 huàn: fantasy