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幻想

huàn xiǎng · huan xiang

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HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to fantasize; to imagine
  2. an illusion; a fantasy
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Daydreams

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)经常(jīngcháng)幻想(huànxiǎng)自己(zìjǐ)是(shì)一只(yīzhī)鸟(niǎo)。

    I often imagine that I'm a bird.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)幻想(huànxiǎng)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where do you imagine going?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)幻想(huànxiǎng)飞到(fēidào)山顶(shāndǐng)，看(kàn)日出(rìchū)。

    I imagine flying to a mountaintop to watch the sunrise.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)幻想(huànxiǎng)的(de)是(shì)，躺(tǎng)在(zài)沙发(shāfā)上(shàng)不动(bùdòng)。

    I imagine lying on the sofa without moving.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)不是(bùshì)幻想(huànxiǎng)，那是(nàshi)你(nǐ)的(de)周末(zhōumò)。

    That's not a fantasy. That's your weekend.

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)的(de)幻想(huànxiǎng)每周(měizhōu)都(dōu)成真(chéngzhēn)。

    Yes, my fantasy comes true every week.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

龙(lóng)是(shì)人(rén)幻(huàn)想(xiǎng)出(chū)来(lái)的(de)生(shēng)物(wù)。

The dragon is an imaginary creature.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)总(zǒng)幻(huàn)想(xiǎng)自(zì)己(jǐ)能(néng)一(yí)夜(yè)成(chéng)名(míng)。

He always fantasizes that he can become famous overnight.

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