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妄想

wàng xiǎng

HSK 6 2-character word

What 妄想 means

1. to attempt vainly
2. a vain attempt
3. delusion

The characters in 妄想

• 妄wàngabsurd; fantastic; presumptuous
• 想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that)

Example sentences

• 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.

Words starting with 妄想

• 妄想狂wàng xiǎng kuángparanoia; megalomaniac
• 妄想症wàng xiǎng zhèngdelusional disorder; (fig.) paranoia

Words containing 妄想

• 痴心妄想chī xīn wàng xiǎngto be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion…