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妄

wàng

HSK 6 Character

What 妄 means

1. absurd
2. fantastic
3. presumptuous
4. rash

Example sentences

• 你不可以妄下结论。
  Nǐ bù kěyǐ wàng xià jiélùn.
  You must not jump to conclusions.
• 他的演说十分狂妄。
  His speech is delirious.
• 他的讲词十分狂妄。
  His speech is delirious.
• 你妄想。上床睡觉去！
  Nǐ wàngxiǎng. shàngchuáng shuìjiào qù!
  You're delusional. Go to bed!
• 真理就是真理， 就算反其道而行故意掩盖它，这样的企图和白日做梦一样，不过是妄想而已。
  The truth is the truth, even if you defy it and intentionally cover it up, it is still no different from daydreaming.
• 武士团伙来来往往，忙于家族世仇；但绝大多数人继续耕作土地，只要他们不干涉自己村庄社区的独立，人们就对那些妄图统治他们的人漠不关心。
  The warrior bands came and went, prosecuting their family feuds; but the great mass continued to till the soil, taking but little notice of their would-be rulers, so long as they did not interfere with the independence of their village communities.

Words starting with 妄

• 妄想wàng xiǎngto attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion
• 妄图wàng túto try in vain; futile attempt
• 妄人wàng rénpresumptuous and ignorant person
• 妄动wàng dòngto rush indiscriminately into action
• 妄取wàng qǔto take sth without permission
• 妄念wàng niànwild fantasy; unwarranted thought
• 妄断wàng duànto jump to an unfounded conclusion
• 妄求wàng qiúinappropriate or presumptuous demands
• 妄为wàng wéito take rash action
• 妄称wàng chēngto make a false and unwarranted declaration
• 妄言wàng yánlies; wild talk; to tell lies
• 妄语wàng yǔto tell lies; to talk nonsense; lies; nonsense
• 妄说wàng shuōto talk irresponsibly; ridiculous presumption talk
• 妄想狂wàng xiǎng kuángparanoia; megalomaniac
• 妄想症wàng xiǎng zhèngdelusional disorder; (fig.) paranoia
• 妄自尊大wàng zì zūn dàridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
• 妄自菲薄wàng zì fěi bóto be unduly humble (idiom); to undervalue oneself
• 妄言妄听wàng yán wàng tīngunwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
• 妄生穿凿wàng shēng chuān záoa forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
• 妄下雌黄wàng xià cí huángto alter a text indiscriminately (idiom); to make irresponsible criticism

Words containing 妄

• 狂妄kuáng wàngegotistical; arrogant; brassy
• 虚妄xū wàngfabricated
• 轻举妄动qīng jǔ wàng dòngto act blindly without thinking (idiom)
• 胆大妄为dǎn dà wàng wéidaring; presumptuous; daredevil
• 愚妄yú wàngstupid and arrogant
• 姑妄言之gū wàng yán zhīto just talk for the sake of talking
• 狂妄自大kuáng wàng zì dàarrogant and conceited
• 痴心妄想chī xīn wàng xiǎngto be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion…
• 恣意妄为zì yì wàng wéito behave unscrupulously
• 谵妄zhān wàngdelirium
• 肆意妄为sì yì wàng wéisee 恣意妄为

Characters built on 亡

These share the phonetic component 亡 (wáng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect
• 忘wàngto forget; to overlook; to neglect
• 忙mángbusy; hurriedly; to hurry
• 盲mángblind
• 芒mángawn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (of a blade)
• 氓mángused in 流氓
• 邙MángMt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs

Characters that look like 妄

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 务wùaffair; business; matter
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health
• 芬fēnperfume; fragrance
• 县xiàncounty; (Japan) prefecture
• 妥tuǒsuitable; adequate; ready
• 矣yǐclassical final particle, similar to modern 了

Sounds the same

Read wàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 望full moon; to hope; to expect
• 忘to forget; to overlook; to neglect
• 旺prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming
• 王(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
• 迋to deceive; to scare; to travel