异想天开 meaning in English
(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
Meaning of 异想天开
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yìxiǎngtiānkāi
- (idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
异想天开 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
“Tom受不了我了。”“胡说八道！你在异想天开！”
"Tom can't stand me." "Nonsense! You're just imagining things!"
Stroke order for each character
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异 yì · different · 6 strokes
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想 xiǎng · to think · 13 strokes
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天 tiān · day · 4 strokes
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 异想天开.
| 今天 | jīntiān | today; the present time; now |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; during the day |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday |
| 后天 | hòutiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie |
| 半天 | bàntiān | half of the day; a long time |
Questions about 异想天开
What does 异想天开 mean?
异想天开 (yìxiǎng-tiānkāi) means "(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy".
How do you write 异想天开?
异想天开 is made of 4 characters: 异 (6 strokes), 想 (13 strokes), 天 (4 strokes), 开 (4 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 异想天开 an HSK word?
Yes. 异想天开 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 异想天开 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 异想天开 is written 異想天開.