mèng

噩梦

Word · NounTraditional夢

dream; fantasy

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

dream; vision during sleep

Zuó昨
wǎn晚
wǒ我
zuò做
le了
yī一
gè个
qí奇
guài怪
de的
mèng梦
 。

Last night I had a strange dream.

Tā他
cháng常
cháng常
mèng梦
dào到
gù故
xiāng乡
 。

He often dreams of his hometown.

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Zhè这
gè个
mèng梦
yù预
shì示
zhe着
shén什
me么
 ?

What does this dream signify?

2.

noun

aspiration; ambition; fantasy

Used metaphorically for hopes and ambitions.

Wǒ我
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
yīn音
yuè乐
mèng梦
 。

I've had a dream of music since childhood.

Tā她
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
shì是
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
míng名
yī医
shēng生
 。

Her dream is to become a doctor.

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Bié别
zuò做
mèng梦
le了
 ,
nà那
shì是
bù不
kě可
néng能
de的
 。

Stop dreaming; that's impossible.