空想 (kōng xiǎng) — (noun) fantasy, unrealistic idea; (verb) to fantasize, to engage in wishful thinking
Definition
空想 means idle fantasy with no basis in reality — stronger and more dismissive than 想象 ('to imagine'). Like 幻想, it's unrealistic, but 空想 emphasizes empty, idle daydreaming rather than creative imagination.
noun
fantasyunrealistic idea
verb
to fantasizeto engage in wishful thinking
Examples
- 空想，。Bié zài kōng xiǎng le, miàn duì xiàn shí ba.Stop daydreaming and face reality.
- 空想，。Tā de jì huà wán quán shì kōng xiǎng, bù kě néng shí xiàn.His plan is pure fantasy—it can't be realized.
- 空想，。Yǔ qí kōng xiǎng, bù rú xiàn zài jiù dòng shǒu shì shì.Rather than daydream, you might as well start trying right now.
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