Chinese word

梦见

Pronunciation

Pinyinmèng jiàn

Meaning

  • verbdream about

Example

我昨晚梦见他了。wǒ zuó wǎn mèng jiàn tā le

I dreamed about him last night.

Illustration for 梦见 (dream about)

More examples

昨晚我梦见考试没准备好，醒来很着急。zuó wǎn wǒ mèng jiàn kǎo shì méi zhǔn bèi hǎo xǐng lái hěn zháo jí

Last night, I dreamed I was not prepared for the exam and woke up very anxious.

Core concept

Sleep brings someone or something into an imagined field of sight.

Common phrases

  • 梦见朋友mèng jiàn péng yǒu

    dream about a friend

  • 梦见考试mèng jiàn kǎo shì

    dream about an exam

  • 梦见小时候的家mèng jiàn xiǎo shí hòu de jiā

    dream about one's childhood home

Similar words

梦到mèng dào: Have a person or thing appear in a dream during sleep.
做梦zuò mèng: Dream while asleep, with imagined scenes or events in the mind.

Definition in Chinese

在睡眠时看见或遇到人物、场景或事件zài shuì mián shí kàn jiàn huò yù dào rén wù cháng jǐng huò shì jiàn

Word origin

The verb 梦见 (mèngjiàn, "dream about") joins the idea of a dream with the act of seeing, so its structure pictures dream content appearing before the sleeper.

Usage tips

  • Chinese places the dreamed-about person, place, or event directly after this verb, while English usually introduces the same content with "about."

Other meanings

  • appear in a dreamverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 梦境mèng jìngdream worldnoun
  • 噩梦è mèngnightmarenoun
  • 做梦zuò mèngdreamverb

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