How to say “dream” in Chinese

梦

mèng

dream (while sleeping)

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Feelings and mood”

“Dream” in Chinese is 梦, mèng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

梦 is read mèng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

mèng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

梦

mèng — dream

On top, 林 “woods”; at the bottom, 夕 “evening”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “梦”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 梦. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我昨天晚上做了一个梦。wǒzuótiānwǎnshangzuòleyígemèngLast night I had a dream.
我的梦想是去中国留学wǒdemèngxiǎngshìqùZhōngguóliúxuéMy dream is to go study in China.
我做梦也没想到会在这儿遇见你！wǒzuòmèngyěméixiǎngdàohuìzàizhèryùjiànnǐI never dreamed I'd run into you here!
她终于实现了自己的梦想tāzhōngyúshíxiànlezìjǐdemèngxiǎngShe finally made her dream come true.
他这么努力，为的是实现自己的梦想。tāzhèmenǔlì,wèideshìshíxiànzìjǐdemèngxiǎngHe works this hard to make his dream come true.
他的梦想是登上月球tādemèngxiǎngshìdēngshàngyuèqiúHis dream is to land on the Moon.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Dreams and ideals”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “dream” in Chinese?

“Dream” in Chinese is 梦, pinyin mèng.

What does 梦 mean?

梦 (mèng) means “dream (while sleeping)”.

How do you write 梦?

梦 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 梦?

梦 is read mèng. Tones: mèng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“dream” in the lesson “Dreams and ideals”

This word is from the topic “Feelings and mood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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