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异想天开 (yì xiǎng tiān kāi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

异想天开 (yì xiǎng tiān kāi) is a Chinese word: to have wild/fanciful ideas; unrealistic. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 异想天开

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

to have wild/fanciful ideas; unrealistic

你这个计划太异想天开了,根本不可能实现。

nǐ zhè ge jì huà tài yì xiǎng tiān kāi le gēn běn bù kě néng shí xiàn

Your plan is too fanciful, it's simply impossible to realize.

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Word breakdown

异 yì — unusual, strange, different

想 xiǎng — to think, thoughts, ideas

天 tiān — sky, heaven (suggesting limitlessness)

开 kāi — to open, unfold, expand

Structure & writing
1 异 yì — different; distinct

异 is not used as a component in any other character.

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2 想 xiǎng — to think; to ponder

想 is not used as a component in any other character.

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2.2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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3 天 tiān — sky
天 is a component in 2 characters

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3.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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3.2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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4 开 kāi — to open (something closed, opposite of 关/合)
开 is a component in 5 characters

开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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