范特西 (fàntèxī): fantasy (loanword)

Meanings

1 fantasy (loanword)
2 wild imagination, daydream

Characters

范

Examples

HSK 4

他对自己的未来充满了范特西。

Tā duì zìjǐ de wèilái chōngmǎn le fàntèxī.

He's full of fantasies about his future.

HSK 5

《范特西》是周杰伦的第二张专辑。

《 Fàntèxī 》 shì Zhōu Jiélún de dì'èr zhāng zhuānjí.

Fantasy is Jay Chou's second album.

Tips

register

Phonetic loan from English 'fantasy', used colloquially. The everyday word for fantasy/imagination is 幻想; 范特西 carries pop-culture flavor.

In Pop Culture

周杰伦《范特西》 Zhōujiélún 《 Fàntèxī 》

Jay Chou's Fantasy

Jay Chou's landmark 2001 album, which cemented Mandopop's modern sound and turned the loanword into a household term.

Stroke Order

范 fàn

特 tè

西 xī

Related Words

范围 fànwéi HSK 3 #1,836

range; scope; extent / boundary; limits

范 fàn #6,863

pattern; model; example / scope; range; limit / surname Fan

伏特 fútè #4,775

volt (unit of electric potential)

特征 tèzhēng HSK 4 #4,992

characteristic; feature / distinctive trait

独特 dútè HSK 4 #4,070

unique; distinctive / original

西部 xībù HSK 3 #4,060

western part; the west (of a region/country)

比特 bǐtè #5,336

bit (unit of digital information)

西装 xīzhuāng HSK 5 #3,643

suit; Western-style clothes / business suit

凯特 kǎitè #3,501

Kate (name) / Cate (name)

皮特 pítè #2,864

Pete (name) / Peter (name) / Pitt (surname)