幻像 (huàn xiàng) — phantom image, illusion (visual)
Definition
A visual illusion or mirage — something seen that is not really there. Note the spelling 幻像 (not 想象 'imagination'), and a close relative 幻影 leans more toward 'phantom/ghost image'.
noun
phantom imageillusion (visual)
Examples
- 幻像。Tā kàn dào le yí gè qí guài de huàn xiàng.He saw a strange phantom image.
- 幻像。Shā mò zhōng de huàn xiàng cháng cháng ràng rén mí shī fāng xiàng.Mirages in the desert often make people lose their way.
- 幻像。Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè ge huàn xiàng xíng chéng de yuán yīn.Scientists are studying the cause of this phantom image formation.
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