梦 (mèng): dream, (bound form) to dream
梦 (mèng) is a Chinese character meaning “dream.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 林 (structural) and 夕 (structural). It ranks #865 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 梦 two eyes shut 林 at night 夕. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- dream
- (bound form) to dream
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTwo eyes shut 林 at night 夕
Decomposition: ⿱林夕 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 梦
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 噩梦 | è mèng | nightmare |
| 恶梦 | è mèng | nightmare |
| 梦幻 | mèng huàn | dream |
| 梦见 | mèng jiàn | to dream about (sth or sb) |
| 梦寐以求 | mèng mèi yǐ qiú | lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) |
| 梦境 | mèng jìng | dreamland |
| 白日梦 | bái rì mèng | daydream |
| 梦游 | mèng yóu | to sleepwalk |
| 梦魇 | mèng yǎn | nightmare |
| 春梦 | chūn mèng | spring dream |
| 梦乡 | mèng xiāng | the land of dreams |
| 梦露 | mèng lù | Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), American actress |
| 白日做梦 | bái rì zuò mèng | to daydream |
| 梦游症 | mèng yóu zhèng | somnambulism |
| 魂牵梦萦 | hún qiān mèng yíng | (idiom) to miss very much |
梦 appears in 73 compound words: 33 as the first character, 47 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 梦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (16)
to spin daydreams; to indulge in wishful thinking; to build castles in the air
to not get along; to be in discord (usually as a result of different goals); to have different opinions and plans
to spin daydreams; to indulge in wishful thinking; to build castles in the air
to not get along; to be in discord (usually as a result of different goals); to have different opinions and plans
Showing 12 of 16 idioms containing 梦.
Example Sentences
春天来了,院子里的梦木开始发芽抽枝。
chūn tiān lái le , yuàn zǐ lǐ de mèng mù kāi shǐ fā yá chōu zhī .
Spring has arrived, and the dream tree in the yard has begun to sprout buds and branches.
从球场到社区 三哥力撑学界足球精英梦
cóng qiú chǎng dào shè qū sān gē lì chēng xué jiè zú qiú jīng yīng mèng
From the stadium to the community, the third brother supports the dream of school football elites
江若琳支持老公追梦 相隔20年再出歌
jiāng ruò 琳 zhī chí lǎo gōng zhuī mèng xiāng gé 2 0 nián zài chū gē
Jiang Ruolin supports her husband to pursue her dreams and sing again after 20 years
...夺金后得悉外婆离世 记者会上哭说“昨晚才梦到她”
. . . duó jīn hòu dé xī wài pó lí shì jì zhě huì shàng kū shuō zuó wǎn cái mèng dào tā
... After winning the gold, he learned that his grandmother had passed away, and cried at the press conference, saying, "I only dreamed of her last night"
冬奥冰球观点/美国队如何断加拿大连霸梦?三个维度解读史诗对决
dōng ào bīng qiú guàn diǎn měi guó duì rú hé duàn jiā ná dà lián bà mèng ? sān gè wéi dù jiě dòu shǐ shī duì jué
Winter Olympics ice hockey views/How does the U.S. team break Canada's dream of winning back-to-back championships? Interpret the epic showdown in three dimensions
王心迪:在自己圆梦的同时,也帮助徐梦桃圆梦了
wáng xīn dí : zài zì jǐ yuán mèng de tóng shí , yě bāng zhù xú mèng táo yuán mèng le
Wang Xindi: While realizing his dream, he also helped Xu Mengtao realize his dream
我的梦想是在阿姆斯特丹学习荷兰语。
Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì zài āmǔsītèdān xuéxí Hélányǔ.
My dream is to study Dutch in Amsterdam.
你曾经梦想在天空飞翔吗?
Nǐ céngjīng mèngxiǎng zài tiānkōng fēixiáng ma?
Do you ever dream about flying through the sky?
我的梦想是成为一个成功的荷里活演员。
Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi yī gè chénggōng de hé lǐ huó yǎnyuán.
My dream is to make it as an actor in Hollywood.
我觉得我好像从恶梦中惊醒。
Wǒ juéde wǒ hǎoxiàng cóng èmèng zhōng jīngxǐng.
I feel as if I've woken up from a nightmare.
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