Chinese word dictionary

海市蜃楼

hǎi shì shèn lóu · (idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage

Word information

Simplified海市蜃楼
Traditional海市蜃樓
Pinyinhǎi shì shèn lóu
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 海市蜃楼

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