Chinese word

错觉

Pronunciation

Pinyincuò jué

Meaning

  • nounillusion

Example

别产生错觉，事情没那么简单。bié chǎn shēng cuò jué shì qíng méi nà me jiǎn dān

Don't be under the illusion that things are simple; things aren't that simple.

Illustration for 错觉 (illusion)

More examples

在昏暗环境下，会出现视觉错觉。zài hūn àn huán jìng xià huì chū xiàn shì jué cuò jué

In a dim environment, a visual illusion may appear.

Core concept

A mistaken impression makes something seem real or true even though it does not match reality.

Common phrases

  • 产生错觉chǎn shēng cuò jué

    develop an illusion

  • 视觉错觉shì jué cuò jué

    visual illusion

  • 造成错觉zào chéng cuò jué

    create an illusion

Similar words

误解wù jiě: An incorrect understanding of what someone says, does, or means.
误会wù huì: An incorrect understanding that develops between people when communication goes wrong.
幻觉huàn jué: Seeing, hearing, or feeling something that is not really present because of a medical condition.

Definition in Chinese

感官或心理上对事物产生的错误感觉或印象，认为某事存在或像某一状态但与事实不符。gǎn guān huò xīn lǐ shàng duì shì wù chǎn shēng de cuò wù gǎn jué huò yìn xiàng rèn wéi mǒu shì cún zài huò xiàng mǒu yí zhuàng tài dàn yǔ shì shí bù fú

Word origin

错 (cuò, "wrong") + 觉 (jué, "feeling") forms a word for a feeling or impression that has gone wrong.

Usage tips

  • In everyday warnings, this word can describe a conclusion formed from appearances, so it is useful when correcting a confident but unsupported view of a situation.

Other meanings

  • misconceptionnoun
  • misunderstandingnoun

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