Word information
Simplified异想天开
Traditional異想天開
Pinyinyìxiǎng-tiānkāi
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
异想天开
yìxiǎng-tiānkāi · (idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
Character breakdown
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How to learn 异想天开
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