幻象 (huàn xiàng) — illusion

Definition

Examples

• 他看到的只是幻象，并不是真实存在的。
  Tā kàn dào de zhǐ shì huàn xiàng, bìng bú shì zhēn shí cún zài de.
  What he saw was just an illusion, not real.
• 这种幻象让人误以为看到了美景。
  Zhè zhǒng huàn xiàng ràng rén wù yǐ wéi kàn dào le měi jǐng.
  This kind of illusion makes people mistakenly think they see a beautiful scene.
• 别被眼前的幻象所迷惑。
  Bié bèi yǎn qián de huàn xiàng suǒ mí huò.
  Don't be fooled by the illusion in front of you.

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