虚幻 xūhuàn imaginary
imaginary; illusory
How to remember 虚幻: 虚 false + 幻 illusion = imaginary.
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How it is used
- Illusory, unreal - something that seems to exist but doesn't - 虚幻的世界 (xūhuàn de shìjiè) an illusory world.
- Literary/philosophical register; contrasts with 真实 (zhēnshí, real).
- Differs from 虚拟 (xūnǐ, virtual/simulated): 虚幻 = illusion/mirage; 虚拟 = deliberately created simulation.