妄想 meaning in English

wàngxiǎng

to attempt vainly; a vain attempt

HSK 7-9verbnoun19 strokes

Meaning of 妄想

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

妄想 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ妄wàng想xiǎng。上shàng床chuáng睡shuì觉jiào去qù!
You're delusional. Go to bed!

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妄 wàng · absurd · 6 strokes

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想 xiǎng · to think · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 妄想.

想法xiǎngfǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
想到xiǎngdàoto think of; to call to mind
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
理想lǐxiǎngan ideal; a dream
思想sīxiǎngthought; thinking
想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine; to envision; imagination
梦想mèngxiǎng(fig.) to dream of; dream
没想到méi xiǎngdàodidn't expect
想念xiǎngniànto miss; to remember with longing
感想gǎnxiǎngimpressions; reflections
设想shèxiǎngto imagine; to assume
联想liánxiǎngto associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection

Questions about 妄想

What does 妄想 mean?

妄想 (wàngxiǎng) means "to attempt vainly; a vain attempt" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 妄想?

妄想 is made of 2 characters: 妄 (6 strokes), 想 (13 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 妄想 an HSK word?

Yes. 妄想 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.