泡影

pàoyǐng

noun #22,341

Meanings

1 illusion
2 mirage
3 pipe dream
4 (lit.) froth and shadows

Characters

shadow; image; reflection

Examples

HSK 4

他多年的梦想化为泡影。

Tā duōnián de mèngxiǎng huàwéi pàoyǐng.

His years-long dream dissolved into nothing.

HSK 6

那些美好的承诺最终都成了泡影。

Nàxiē měihǎo de chéngnuò zuìzhōng dōu chéng le pàoyǐng.

All those beautiful promises ultimately came to nothing.

Tips

usage

泡影 is most often seen in the phrases 化为泡影 or 成为泡影, meaning 'to come to nothing' or 'to vanish like a bubble'.

Stroke Order

泡 pào

影 yǐng