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梦 mèng to dream

How to remember 梦: 林 a wood + 夕 evening = to dream. The girl camps in a wood, and by the evening she is so tired that she falls asleep at once and starts to dream.

  • 865. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 木

Component breakdown

梦 = 林 a wood + 夕 evening

  • 林 a wood
    • 木 tree
    • 木 tree
  • 夕 evening
The Gushi story

The girl camps in a wood, and by the evening she is so tired that she falls asleep at once and starts to dream.

How it is used

  • Dream, in sleep and as aspiration - 做梦 (zuòmèng) to dream, 梦想 (mèngxiǎng) a dream/ambition.
  • Note the collocation 做梦 (do + dream), not 睡梦, for 'have a dream while asleep.'
  • 梦想 is the hopeful 'life dream'; 梦寐以求 (mèngmèiyǐqiú) 'longed for even in dreams.'

Words with 梦

Example sentences

  • 她从梦中醒过来。 Tā cóng mèng zhōng xǐng guòlái.She woke up from her dream.