奇幻

qíhuàn
adjective #21,986

Meanings

  1. 1 fantasy
  2. 2 fantastical
  3. 3 magical and strange

Examples

《Hālì Bōtè》 shì yī bù qíhuàn xiǎoshuō.
Harry Potter is a fantasy novel.
Zhè bù diànyǐng chōngmǎn le qíhuàn sècǎi, lìng guānzhòng tàn wéi guān zhǐ.
This film is full of fantastical elements that left audiences in awe.

Tips

usage
奇幻 is the standard term for the 'fantasy' genre in Chinese (奇幻小说 = fantasy novel, 奇幻电影 = fantasy film). It differs from 科幻 (kēhuàn, science fiction) in that 奇幻 involves magic and mythical elements, while 科幻 is science-based speculation.

Stroke Order

huàn