幻影

huàn yǐng · huan ying

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. phantom
  2. mirage

In a sentence

2 examples
01

沙(shā)漠(mò)中(zhōng)的(de)绿(lǜ)洲(zhōu)常(cháng)常(cháng)只(zhǐ)是(shì)幻(huàn)影(yǐng)。

An oasis in the desert is often just a mirage.

02

他(tā)半(bàn)夜(yè)醒(xǐng)来(lái),看(kàn)见(jiàn)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)有(yǒu)奇(qí)怪(guài)的(de)幻(huàn)影(yǐng)。

He woke up in the middle of the night and saw a strange phantom on the wall.

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