妄
想

To attempt vainly in Chinese: 妄想 (wàng xiǎng)

wàng xiǎng

to attempt vainly

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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妄
想

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄤˋ

wàng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄤˇ

xiǎng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 你别妄想不学习就能考好。

    nǐ bié wàng xiǎng bù xué xí jiù néng kǎo hǎo。

    Don't delude yourself that you can do well without studying.

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Related words

想

xiǎng

to think (about)

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

感想

gǎn xiǎng

impressions

幻想

huàn xiǎng

delusion

思想

sī xiǎng

thought

想念

xiǎng niàn

to miss

想象

xiǎng xiàng

to imagine

想到

xiǎng dào

to think of

想法

xiǎng fǎ

way of thinking

想起

xiǎng qǐ

to recall

梦想

mèng xiǎng

(fig.) to dream of

联想

lián xiǎng

to associate (cognitively)

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