Chinese word

做梦

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò mèng

Meaning

  • verbdream

Example

我昨晚做梦了。wǒ zuó wǎn zuò mèng le

I dreamed last night.

Illustration for 做梦 (dream)

More examples

上课时他常常做梦，听不进老师的话。shàng kè shí tā cháng cháng zuò mèng tīng bú jìn lǎo shī de huà

In class, he often daydreams and cannot take in what the teacher says.

Core concept

A mind creates a connected scene or story, either during sleep or in waking imagination.

Common phrases

  • 在做梦zài zuò mèng

    be dreaming

  • 做梦的时候zuò mèng de shí hòu

    while dreaming

Similar words

梦见mèng jiàn: To see someone or something in a dream during sleep.
梦到mèng dào: To meet someone or experience an event in a dream during sleep.

Definition in Chinese

睡觉时脑中出现的连贯画面或故事，也可以泛指白日的幻想或不切实际的打算。shuì jiào shí nǎo zhōng chū xiàn de lián guàn huà miàn huò gù shì yě ké yǐ fàn zhǐ bái rì de huàn xiǎng huò bù qiè shí jì de dǎ suàn

Word origin

做 (zuò, "do") + 梦 (mèng, "dream") presents dreaming as the act of making a dream, extending from sleep images to imagined plans.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, the same verb can describe a sleeping experience or dismiss a plan as unrealistic, so context distinguishes a night-time report from a skeptical reply.

Other meanings

  • daydreamverb
  • fantasizeverb

Opposites

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