妄想

wàng xiǎng HSK 7-9NOUN

Noun4 examples

vain hope; wishful thinking

要脚踏实地，不要总是痴心妄想。

yào jiǎotā shí dì, bùyào zǒng shì chīxīnwàngxiǎng.

You have to live realistically, don't always have wishful thinking.

草民不敢有此妄想。

cǎomín bù gǎn yǒu cǐ wàngxiǎng.

The small people do not dare to have this delusion.

这个计划不过是妄想。

zhège jì huá bùguò shì wàngxiǎng.

This plan is nothing but a fantasy.

他放弃了所有的妄想。

tā fàngqìle suǒyǒu de wàngxiǎng.

He gave up all his illusions.

Verb2 examples

make a vain attempt to; hope vainly to do sth.

他不该妄想那么多。

tā bù gāi wàngxiǎng nàme duō.

He shouldn’t daydream so much.

她妄想能一夜暴富。

tā wàngxiǎng néng yīyè bào fù.

She fantasizes about becoming rich overnight.