past dreams; bygone events
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
past dreams; memories of bygone times; things experienced in the past
literaryA poetic or literary term, often used to evoke nostalgia for past experiences, feelings, or unfulfilled hopes. It implies something that is beautiful, sentimental, or regretfully unrepeatable.
Chóng重
yóu游
gù故
dì地
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
chóng重
wēn温
jiù旧
mèng梦
bà罢
le了
。
Revisiting the old place is nothing more than reliving past dreams.
Nà那
xiē些
nián年
de的
qīng青
sè涩
liàn恋
qíng情
，
rú如
jīn今
dōu都
chéng成
le了
wú无
fǎ法
chóng重
wēn温
de的
jiù旧
mèng梦
。
The innocent romances of those years have now become irretrievable dreams of the past.
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Tā他
shì试
tú图
chóng重
shí拾
jiù旧
mèng梦
，
què却
fā发
xiàn现
zǎo早
yǐ已
wù物
shì是
rén人
fēi非
。
He tried to recapture the old dream, only to find that everything and everyone had changed.