空想 (kōngxiǎng) — fantasy; to fantasise

Characters in this word

Strokes: 8
Radical: 穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of: 穴 cave, den, hole 工 labor, work
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 13
Radical: 心 — heart
Made of: 相 mutual, reciprocal 心 heart
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

如果缺乏资金和执行方案，宏伟蓝图只能停留在空想阶段。 Rúguǒ quēfá zījīn hé zhíxíng fāng'àn, hóngwěi lántú zhǐ néng tíngliú zài kōngxiǎng jiēduàn. Without funding and an implementation plan, a grand blueprint can only remain at the stage of fantasy.
别整天空想了，还是先动手做起来吧。 Bié zhěngtiān kōngxiǎng le, háishi xiān dòngshǒu zuò qǐlai ba. Stop daydreaming all day and start doing something.
他那个环游世界的计划只是空想，一分钱都没存。 Tā nàge huányóu shìjiè de jìhuà zhǐshì kōngxiǎng, yì fēn qián dōu méi cún. His round-the-world plan is just a pipe dream; he has not saved a penny.