妄想
Old HSK 6
妄想 (wàngxiǎng) · wishful thinking
妄想 (wàngxiǎng) means “wishful thinking; vain hope; to vainly hope”. It is written with 2 characters: 妄 (absurd) + 想 (to think). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 妄想 is built
The characters
妄 wàng · absurd
What 妄 is made of
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 女nǚ — woman
想 xiǎng · to think
What 想 is made of
- 相xiāng — mutual
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 木mù — tree
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 相 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他妄想不努力就成功。Tā wàngxiǎng bù nǔlì jiù chénggōng.He vainly hopes to succeed without effort.
这只是一种妄想。Zhè zhǐshì yīzhǒng wàngxiǎng.This is just wishful thinking.
Questions about 妄想
What does 妄想 mean?
妄想 (wàngxiǎng) means “wishful thinking; vain hope; to vainly hope”.
How do you pronounce 妄想?
妄想 is pronounced wàngxiǎng.
Which HSK level is 妄想?
妄想 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 理想lǐxiǎngideal
- 想到xiǎngdàoto think of
- 想法xiǎngfǎidea
- 想起xiǎngqǐto remember
- 思想sīxiǎngthought
- 没想到méixiǎngdàodidn't expect
- 梦想mèngxiǎngdream
- 想念xiǎngniànto miss (sb or sth)
- 想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine
- 感想gǎnxiǎngthoughts
Learn 妄想 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 187: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.