illusion; fantasy; daydream
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
illusion; fantasy; delusion
literaryOften carries a slightly negative connotation, referring to something beautiful but ultimately unreal and unsustainable, leading to disappointment.
Tā他
chén沉
mí迷
yú于
yī一
yè夜
bào暴
fù富
de的
huàn幻
mèng梦
zhōng中
，
bù不
yuàn愿
xǐng醒
lái来
。
He is lost in the fantasy of getting rich overnight and refuses to wake up.
Nà那
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
wán完
měi美
ài爱
qíng情
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
huàn幻
mèng梦
。
That so-called perfect love was nothing but an illusion.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
cán残
kù酷
zuì最
zhōng终
dǎ打
pò破
le了
tā他
tiān天
zhēn真
de的
huàn幻
mèng梦
。
The brutality of war finally shattered his naive fantasy.
Cóng从
tóng童
nián年
de的
huàn幻
mèng梦
lǐ里
xǐng醒
wù悟
guò过
lái来
，
tā他
kāi开
shǐ始
miàn面
duì对
xiàn现
shí实
。
Awakening from the dreams of childhood, he began to face reality.