Definition
胡思乱想 (hú sī luàn xiǎng) refers to letting your mind run wild with groundless or anxious thoughts, often negative or irrational worrying. It differs from 异想天开 (yì xiǎng tiān kāi), which describes wildly unrealistic but often ambitious fantasies or wishful thinking. The former is more about pointless rumination; the latter about far-fetched daydreams.
phrase
to let one's imagination run wildto engage in groundless or irrational thinking
Examples
- 胡思乱想，，。Bié hú sī luàn xiǎng le, tā zhǐshì zài kāihuì, bú shì bù lǐ nǐ.Stop imagining things; he's just in a meeting, not ignoring you.
- 胡思乱想，。Nǐ zhěng tiān hú sī luàn xiǎng, bùrú jīntiān jiù kāishǐ xíngdòng.You're daydreaming all day; you might as well start taking action today.
- 胡思乱想，。Kǎoshì qián róngyì hú sī luàn xiǎng, qíshí hǎohāo fùxí jiù néng ānxīn.Before exams it's easy to let your worries run wild, but actually if you study well you can feel at ease.
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