huàn xiǎng
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  • 1

    n.illusion; fancy; fantasy; autistic thinking; figment of one's imagination

    • tā shēng huó zài huàn xiǎng de shì jiè li

      生活幻想世界

      She lived in a world of fantasy.

    • tā de huàn xiǎng pò miè le

      幻想破灭

      Her illusion crumbled.

    • shén xiān zhǐ yǒu zài huàn xiǎng zhōng cái yǒu

      神仙幻想

      Fairies exist only in fancy.

  • 2

    v.fancy; dream

    • wǒ huàn xiǎng chéng wéi yī míng yuè qiú shang de gōng mín

      幻想成为月球公民

      I dream of becoming a resident on the moon.

    • zì gǔ yǐ lái rén men jiù huàn xiǎng néng zài tiān kōng zhōng fēi xíng

      自古以来人们幻想天空飞行

      People have dreamed of flying ever since ancient times.

    • zhè ge xiǎo nǚ hái huàn xiǎng zì jǐ yǒu zhāo yī rì chéng wéi diàn yǐng míng xīng

      这个女孩幻想自己有朝一日成为电影明星

      The little girl fancies that she's going to be a film star some day.

Word usage

  • Note
    "幻想" is different from "空想" and "妄想". 1. "幻想" can refer to ideas that cannot be realized, or ideas that can be realized; "空想" and "妄想" refer to ideas that cannot be realized. 2. "幻想" is a neutral word; "空想" often has a derogatory meaning; "妄想" is a derogatory term.
  • "幻想" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
    • 幻想

      one fantasy

    • 幻想

      one kind of fantasy