幻影

huànyǐng

noun HSK 7 #9,259

Meanings

1 phantom
2 mirage
3 illusion

Characters

illusion; fantasy

Examples

沙漠中出现了海市蜃楼的幻影。

Shāmò zhōng chūxiàn le hǎishìshènlóu de huànyǐng.

A mirage appeared in the desert.

过去的回忆像幻影一样消失了。

Guòqù de huíyì xiàng huànyǐng yīyàng xiāoshī le.

Past memories vanished like a phantom.

Tips

usage

幻影 is more literary than 幻觉. It emphasizes the visual/image aspect — something you see that is not real. 幻觉 is broader (any sensory hallucination).

Stroke Order

幻 huàn

影 yǐng