胡思乱想 meaning in English

húsī-luànxiǎng

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

HSK 7-9Traditional 胡思亂想38 strokes

Meaning of 胡思乱想

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

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胡 hú · recklessly · 9 strokes

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思 sī · to think · 9 strokes

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乱 luàn · in confusion or disorder · 7 strokes

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想 xiǎng · to think · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 胡思乱想.

意思yìsiidea; opinion
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
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
有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting; meaningful
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

Questions about 胡思乱想

What does 胡思乱想 mean?

胡思乱想 (húsī-luànxiǎng) means "(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild".

How do you write 胡思乱想?

胡思乱想 is made of 4 characters: 胡 (9 strokes), 思 (9 strokes), 乱 (7 strokes), 想 (13 strokes). That is 38 strokes in total.

Is 胡思乱想 an HSK word?

Yes. 胡思乱想 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 胡思乱想 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 胡思乱想 is written 胡思亂想.