幻想

huànxiǎng
noun HSK 6 #2,089

Meanings

  1. 1 fantasy; illusion
  2. 2 to fantasize; to have illusions

Characters

Illusory thoughts - fantasies or daydreams.

Examples

HSK 4
Búyào duì tā bàoyǒu huànxiǎng.
Don't harbor illusions about him.
HSK 6
Kēhuàn xiǎoshuō chōngmǎn le duì wèilái de huànxiǎng.
Science fiction is full of fantasies about the future.
HSK 6
Tā huànxiǎng zìjǐ yǒu yī tiān néng huányóu shìjiè.
She fantasizes about traveling around the world someday.

Tips

usage
幻想 can be neutral (childhood fantasies) or slightly negative (unrealistic illusions). 科幻 = science fiction (abbreviation of 科学幻想). Compare: 梦想 (dream/aspiration, more positive), 妄想 (delusion, more negative).

Stroke Order

huàn
xiǎng