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wàng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wàng | wang4
English translation
absurd
fantastic
presumptuous
rash
absurd, foolish, ignorant; rash, reckless, wild

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About wàng

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

wàng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of wàng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亡女

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

wáng

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using wàng

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chū le 胆大妄为 dǎn dà wàng wéi de 乖张 guāi zhāng 孩子 háizi 当然 dāngrán Líng 整个 zhěnggè 家族 jiā zú 坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān .

When one of the boys become a radical , the family was deeply jolted.

dāng 报界 bào jiè 对此妄加评论 pínglùn shí ,部长 bù zhǎng de 讲话 jiǎng huà yǐn 起来 qǐlai 截然不同 jié rán bù tóng .

The minister's speech sounded quite different when the newspapers had mauled it about.

智慧 zhìhuì hèn ě 骄傲 jiāoào 狂妄 kuáng wàng 恶道 guāi liù de kǒu .

Wisdom hates pride and arrogance, evil be haviore and perverse speech.

勃朗宁 Bó lǎng níng de 预测 yù cè 不过 bùguò shì 妄加猜测 cāi cè 而已 éryǐ

Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.

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.

Words with wàng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
妄想 wàngxiǎng delusion妄想 wàngxiǎng
wàng absurd wàng
妄图 wàng tú to try in vain妄圖
狂妄 kuáng wàng egotistical狂妄 kuáng wàng
轻举妄动 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom)輕舉妄動
痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng wishful thinking痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng
狂妄自大 kuáng wàng zì dà arrogant and conceited狂妄自大 kuáng wàng zì dà
虚妄 xū wàng fabricated虛妄
妄动 wàng dòng to rush indiscriminately into action妄動
胆大妄为 dǎn dà wàng wéi daring膽大妄為
妄自菲薄 wàng zì fěi bó to be unduly humble (idiom)妄自菲薄 wàng zì fěi bó
妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà
妄言 wàng yán lies妄言 wàng yán
妄称 wàng chēng to make a false and unwarranted declaration妄稱
妄为 wàng wéi to take rash action妄為
恣意妄为 zì yì wàng wéi to behave unscrupulously恣意妄為
妄念 wàng niàn wild fantasy妄念 wàng niàn
肆意妄为 sì yì wàng wéi to behave unscrupulously肆意妄為
妄语 wàng yǔ to tell lies妄語
妄求 wàng qiú inappropriate or presumptuous demands妄求 wàng qiú
妄断 wàng duàn to jump to an unfounded conclusion妄斷
妄说 wàng shuō to talk irresponsibly妄說
妄取 wàng qǔ to take sth without permission妄取 wàng qǔ
愚妄 yú wàng stupid and arrogant愚妄 yú wàng
姑妄言之 gū wàng yán zhī to just talk for the sake of talking姑妄言之 gū wàng yán zhī

wàng Decomposition & Compounds

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wàng Decomposition

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wàng Compounds

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