妄图

妄圖
wàngtú
verb #29,086

Meanings

  1. 1 to try in vain
  2. 2 to attempt futilely
  3. 3 to vainly attempt

Examples

Tā wàngtú yīyè bàofù, jiéguǒ xuèběn wú guī.
He vainly attempted to get rich overnight, and ended up losing everything.
Dírén wàngtú gōngzhàn zhè zuò chéngshì, dàn zāodào le wánqiáng dǐkàng.
The enemy futilely attempted to seize the city but met fierce resistance.

Tips

usage
妄图 carries a strong implication that the attempt is not only ambitious but doomed to fail or morally wrongheaded. It is often used to describe adversaries or ill-conceived schemes.

Stroke Order

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