错觉 (cuòjué): illusion

Measure Word

一种错觉 zhǒng

Literally 'wrong perception' — an illusion or false impression

这只是你的错觉，没有人在看你。

Zhè zhǐshì nǐ de cuòjué, méiyǒu rén zài kàn nǐ.

It's just your illusion; no one is looking at you.

沙漠中的海市蜃楼是一种视觉错觉。

Shāmò zhōng de hǎishìshènlóu shì yī zhǒng shìjué cuòjué.

A mirage in the desert is a type of optical illusion.

usage

错觉 can be psychological (false belief) or sensory (optical illusion). Common pattern: 产生错觉 (to develop a false impression), 视觉错觉 (optical illusion).

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