幻术

幻術
huànshù
noun #32,781

Meanings

  1. 1 illusion magic
  2. 2 stage magic
  3. 3 sorcery (illusory)

Examples

Tā biǎoyǎnle yī chǎng jīngcǎi de huànshù.
He performed a spectacular magic show.
Zhè yīqiè dōu shì huànshù, bù shì zhēn de.
All of this is illusion, none of it is real.

Tips

usage
幻术 covers both stage magic (sleight of hand) and the fictional 'illusion magic' of wuxia/xianxia novels and games — anything where reality is faked rather than physically altered. Compare with 魔术 (móshù), which leans more toward the modern entertainment sense of 'magic trick'.

Stroke Order

huàn
shù