妄 wàng
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- 女 — woman, girl
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- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
妄想
wàngxiǎng
to vainly hope; delusion; fantasy
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Example phrases
- 他妄想通过一份夸张的计划书获得全部投资，却被评审当场质疑。 Tā wàngxiǎng tōngguò yí fèn kuāzhāng de jìhuàshū huòdé quánbù tóuzī, què bèi píngshěn dāngchǎng zhìyí. He vainly hoped to obtain all the investment through an exaggerated proposal, but was questioned by the reviewers on the spot.
- 他妄想不努力学习就能取得好成绩。 Tā wàngxiǎng bù nǔlì xuéxí jiù néng qǔdé hǎo chéngjì. He vainly imagines he can get good grades without working hard.
- 年轻人常常妄想立刻实现梦想，结果反而放弃了。 Niánqīngrén chángcháng wàngxiǎng lìkè shíxiàn mèngxiǎng, jiéguǒ fǎn'ér fàngqì le. Young people often vainly dream of achieving their goals instantly, and end up giving up instead.
Related words
- 想 xiǎng to want; to think; to miss
- 理想 lǐxiǎng dream; ideal
- 想到 xiǎngdào to think of; to remember
- 想法 xiǎngfǎ idea
- 想起 xiǎngqǐ to remember; to recall
- 思想 sīxiǎng thought; way of thinking
- 没想到 méixiǎngdào to not expect
- 梦想 mèngxiǎng dream; wish
- 想念 xiǎngniàn to miss someone
- 想象 xiǎngxiàng to imagine
- 感想 gǎnxiǎng thoughts and feelings
- 联想 liánxiǎng to associate with; association