How to say “dream” in Chinese
dream; dream of
“Dream” in Chinese is 梦想, mèng xiǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
梦想 is read mèng xiǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 林 “woods”; at the bottom, 夕 “evening”.
Below, 心 “heart”.
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 “梦想”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 梦想. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我的梦想是去中国留学wǒdemèngxiǎngshìqùZhōngguóliúxuéMy dream is to go study in China.
- 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 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 梦想, pinyin mèngxiǎng.
What does 梦想 mean?
梦想 (mèngxiǎng) means “dream; dream of”.
How do you write 梦想?
梦想 is 2 characters: 梦 (mèng) — dream; 想 (xiǎng) — want, think. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 梦想?
梦想 is read mèngxiǎng. Tones: mèng — fourth tone, xiǎng — third 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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