异 yì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 巳 snake 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
异想天开
yìxiǎngtiānkāi
wildly fanciful; unrealistic
Characters in this word
开 kāi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 一 one 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他想不花钱就把公司开起来，真是异想天开。 Tā xiǎng bù huā qián jiù bǎ gōngsī kāi qǐlái, zhēnshi yìxiǎngtiānkāi. He wants to start a company without spending any money — that really is a fantasy.
- 别异想天开了，这种计划根本行不通。 Bié yìxiǎngtiānkāi le, zhè zhǒng jìhuà gēnběn xíng bù tōng. Stop dreaming the impossible — a plan like this simply won't work.
- 这个主意听起来异想天开，但值得一试。 Zhège zhǔyi tīng qǐlái yìxiǎngtiānkāi, dàn zhídé yī shì. This idea sounds wildly fanciful, but it's worth a try.
Related words
- 差异 chāyì difference
- 异常 yìcháng unusual, abnormal; extremely
- 优异 yōuyì excellent
- 变异 biànyì to mutate; variation
- 诧异 chàyì astonished; surprised
- 大同小异 dàtóngxiǎoyì largely the same with minor differences
- 怪异 guàiyì strange; bizarre; oddity
- 求同存异 qiútóngcúnyì to seek common ground while reserving differences
- 日新月异 rìxīnyuèyì to change with each passing day; rapid progress
- 异口同声 yìkǒutóngshēng with one voice; unanimously
- 异性 yìxìng opposite sex
- 异议 yìyì objection; dissent