妄 wàng — absurd; fantastic
做人要脚踏实地，不能妄想一夜成名。Zuò rén yào jiǎo tà shí dì, bù néng wàng xiǎng yí yè chéng míng.One should be down-to-earth and not delusionally dream of overnight fame.
Common words: 妄想 (wàng xiǎng)、妄人 (wàng rén)、妄为 (wàng wéi)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "absurd"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "absurd", including 妄 (wàng), 谬 (miù). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "absurd" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 妄 (wàng), 谬 (miù) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span wàng, miù — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 妄 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 妄 wàngabsurd; fantasticUseful words: 妄想, 妄人
- 谬 miùabsurd; erroneousUseful words: 荒谬, 谬种
Common words for these 2 "absurd" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 妄 (wàng) — so "absurd" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "absurd".
谬 miù — absurd; erroneous
这种说法十分荒谬，根本站不住脚。Zhè zhǒng shuō fǎ shí fēn huāng miù, gēn běn zhàn bu zhù jiǎo.This claim is absurd and does not hold up at all.
Common words: 荒谬 (huāng miù)、谬种 (miù zhǒng)、谬见 (miù jiàn)
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