幻觉

幻覺

huànjué

noun HSK 7-9 #3,141

Measure Word

一种幻觉 zhǒng

Meanings

1 hallucination
2 illusion

Characters

illusion; fantasy

sense; feeling; perception

Examples

他以为自己看到了鬼，其实只是幻觉。

Tā yǐwéi zìjǐ kàndào le guǐ, qíshí zhǐshì huànjué.

He thought he saw a ghost, but it was just a hallucination.

长时间不睡觉可能会产生幻觉。

Cháng shíjiān bù shuìjiào kěnéng huì chǎnshēng huànjué.

Not sleeping for a long time may cause hallucinations.

Tips

usage

幻觉 can be visual, auditory, or any sensory illusion. In casual speech, 产生幻觉 (to have hallucinations) and 出现幻觉 (hallucinations appear) are common collocations.

Stroke Order

幻 huàn

觉 jué