Chinese word

梦幻

Pronunciation

Pinyinmèng huàn

Meaning

  • adjectivedreamlike

Example

这幅画看起来很梦幻。zhè fú huà kàn qǐ lái hěn mèng huàn

This painting looks very dreamlike.

Illustration for 梦幻 (dreamlike)

More examples

音乐把观众带入一种梦幻的状态。yīn yuè bǎ guān zhòng dài rù yì zhǒng mèng huàn de zhuàng tài

The music leads the audience into a dreamlike state.

Core concept

A waking scene or feeling that seems shaped by imagination rather than ordinary life.

Common phrases

  • 梦幻的感觉mèng huàn de gǎn jué

    dreamlike feeling

  • 梦幻的氛围mèng huàn de fēn wéi

    dreamlike atmosphere

Similar words

虚幻xū huàn: Seeming unreal, uncertain, or too insubstantial to be part of ordinary reality.
朦胧méng lóng: Softly blurred and difficult to see clearly, with details hidden in a hazy whole.

Definition in Chinese

像梦境一样、不真实、充满幻想色彩的状态或感觉，常用来形容景色、氛围或感受。xiàng mèng jìng yí yàng bù zhēn shí chōng mǎn huàn xiǎng sè cǎi de zhuàng tài huò gǎn jué cháng yòng lái xíng róng jǐng sè fēn wéi huò gǎn shòu

Word origin

梦 (mèng, "dream") + 幻 (huàn, "illusion") combines the world of sleep with an unreal vision to describe something that feels like it belongs between reality and imagination.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear this kind of description as criticism, but in Chinese it often expresses praise for a beautiful visual atmosphere.

Other meanings

  • unrealisticadjective
  • fantasynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 梦幻泡影mèng huàn pào yǐngfleeting illusionidiom

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