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To indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) in Chinese: 胡思乱想 (hú sī luàn xiǎng)

hú sī luàn xiǎng

to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 胡思亂想1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)
  2. 2to let one's imagination run wild

Stroke order

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胡
思
乱
想

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨˊ

hú

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄙ

sī

ㄙ/ s—/ first tone

ㄌㄨㄢˋ

luàn

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄤˇ

xiǎng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

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胡思乱想

Simplified

胡思亂想

Traditional

Example sentences

See 胡思乱想 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 别胡思乱想了，事情没那么糟。

    bié hú sī luàn xiǎng le， shì qíng méi nà me zāo。

    Stop letting your imagination run wild; things aren't that bad.

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Related words

想

xiǎng

to think (about)

乱

luàn

in confusion or disorder

意思

yì si

idea

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

感想

gǎn xiǎng

impressions

胡说

hú shuō

to talk nonsense

胡同

hú tòng

lane

胡须

hú xū

beard

幻想

huàn xiǎng

delusion

思考

sī kǎo

to reflect on

思想

sī xiǎng

thought

想念

xiǎng niàn

to miss

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