幻想

huànxiǎng

noun HSK 6 #2,089

Meanings

1 fantasy; illusion
2 to fantasize; to have illusions

Characters

illusion; fantasy

to think; to imagine

Illusory thoughts — fantasies or daydreams.

Examples

每个孩子都有自己的幻想。

Měi gè háizi dōu yǒu zìjǐ de huàn xiǎng.

Every child has their own fantasies.

不要对他抱有幻想。

Bùyào duì tā bào yǒu huàn xiǎng.

Don't harbor illusions about him.

科幻小说充满了对未来的幻想。

Kēhuàn xiǎoshuō chōngmǎn le duì wèilái de huàn xiǎng.

Science fiction is full of fantasies about the future.

她幻想自己有一天能环游世界。

Tā huàn xiǎng zìjǐ yǒu yī tiān néng huányóu shìjiè.

She fantasizes about traveling around the world someday.

Tips

usage

幻想 can be neutral (childhood fantasies) or slightly negative (unrealistic illusions). 科幻 (kēhuàn) = science fiction (abbreviation of 科学幻想). Compare: 梦想 (dream/aspiration, more positive), 妄想 (delusion, more negative).

Stroke Order

幻 huàn

想 xiǎng