# 胡思乱想 (húsīluànxiǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 胡思乱想 (húsīluànxiǎng) means “to let one's imagination run wild”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to let one's imagination run wild
- Pinyin: húsīluànxiǎng (hu2 si1 luan4 xiang3)
- Traditional: 胡思亂想
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 放轻松，晚上不要胡思乱想。
  Fàngqīngsōng, wǎnshang bùyào húsīluànxiǎng.
  Relax and stop overthinking things at night.

## Characters

- 胡 (hú): non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless
- 思 (sī): to think; to consider
- [乱](https://hanziro.com/word/luan-messy-disorderly/) (luàn): messy, disorderly; randomly
- [想](https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-think/) (xiǎng): to think; to want to

https://hanziro.com/word/hu-si-luan-xiang-let-ones-imagination/

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