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妄想 wàngxiǎng

妄想 wàngxiǎng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 妄想 wàngxiǎng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wàngxiǎng | wang4 xiang3
English translation
to attempt vainly
a vain attempt

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Traditional form

妄想 wàngxiǎng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 妄想 wàngxiǎng

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wàng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and wáng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

wáng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

亡女

Number of Strokes

6
xiǎng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Xiāng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Xiāng

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

相心

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 妄想 wàngxiǎng

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指望 zhǐwàng zài de 领导 lǐngdǎo xià 发生 fāshēng gēng 深层次 shēn céng cì de 变革 biàn gé 简直 jiǎnzhí shì 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng

It is wishful thinking to expect deeper change under his leadership.

只是 zhǐ shì 妄想 wàngxiǎng zhāo yǒu 一天 huì 说话 shuōhuà

I just live in hope that one day she'll talk to me.

女孩 nǚ hái shì de 幻觉 huàn jué 是他那忧郁 yōuyù 不安 bùān de 头脑 tóu nǎo 妄想 wàngxiǎng 出来 chū lái de

The girl was a mirage, cast up by his troubled mind.

妄想 wàngxiǎng Decomposition

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妄想 wàngxiǎng Compounds

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