空想家

kōngxiǎngjiā
noun #28,655

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 impractical dreamer
  2. 2 utopian thinker
  3. 3 visionary (with impractical ideals)

Examples

Rénmen juéde tā shì gè kōngxiǎngjiā, dàn tā de xǔduō yùyán hòulái dōu chéng le xiànshí.
People thought he was an impractical dreamer, but many of his predictions later came true.
Tā bú shì kōngxiǎngjiā, měi gè jìhuà dōu yǒu jùtǐ de zhíxíng fāng'àn.
She's not an impractical dreamer — every plan has a concrete implementation.

Tips

usage
空想家 has a mildly negative connotation, suggesting someone whose ideas are unrealistic or disconnected from reality. It differs from 梦想 (dreamer), which can be positive, and 思想家 (thinker), which is neutral or positive.

Stroke Order

kōng
xiǎng
jiā