胡思乱想

• ピンイン: hú sī luàn xiǎng
• 漢字の分解: 胡 = reckless; 思 = 心 + 田 — to think, ponder; 乱 = 乙 + 舌 — chaos, disorder; 想 = 心 + 相 — to imagine, to think

意味

あれこれ悪い想像をする／考えすぎる

Often used when someone is overthinking or catastrophising without real basis — particularly in emotional or stressful contexts. Can be used gently or as a mild reproach.

例文

1. 考试前一晚她辗转反侧，脑子里全是胡思乱想，反而让自己更加焦虑，无法入睡。
2. 领导叫他去办公室谈话，他立刻开始胡思乱想，以为自己要被开除，结果只是例行沟通。
3. 不要整天胡思乱想，把精力放在解决实际问题上才是最有意义的事情。

使い方ガイド

場面: anxiety, overthinking, emotional support

トーン: gentle reproach

正しい言い方

• 他最近因为工作压力太大，经常在深夜胡思乱想，把一些原本不严重的小麻烦在脑海中无限放大，弄得自己苦不堪言。(Under enormous work pressure lately, he often lets his mind run wild in the small hours, mentally magnifying trivial problems out of all proportion and making himself thoroughly miserable.)
• 医生建议她不要再胡思乱想了，检查结果显示一切正常，过度担忧只会给身体带来不必要的负担。(The doctor advised her to stop overthinking — the test results showed everything was normal, and excessive worry would only place unnecessary strain on her body.)

避ける言い方

• 胡思乱想 in place of 创意联想 or 发散思维 — 胡思乱想 is negative (chaotic, unfounded thinking), not creative or productive imagination

起源と歴史

胡 (recklessly) + 思 (to think) + 乱 (chaotic) + 想 (to imagine) — four-character idiom meaning to think chaotically without basis

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal