异想天开

yìxiǎng-tiānkāi

to indulge in wild fantasy

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 異想天開
Dictionary entry

(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy

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异
想
天
开

See it in sentences

别异想天开了。

Bié yìxiǎng-tiānkāi le.

English

Stop having wild fantasies.

他的想法真是异想天开。

Tā de xiǎngfǎ zhēnshi yìxiǎng-tiānkāi.

English

His idea is truly far-fetched.

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异
想
天
开

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