How to say “have a dream” in Chinese
have a dream
“Have a dream” in Chinese is 做梦, zuò mèng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
做梦 is read zuò mèng: 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 the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “做梦”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 做梦. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我做梦也没想到会在这儿遇见你！wǒzuòmèngyěméixiǎngdàohuìzàizhèryùjiànnǐI never dreamed I'd run into you here!
More words from the lesson “Dreams and ideals”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “have a dream” in Chinese?
“Have a dream” in Chinese is 做梦, pinyin zuòmèng.
What does 做梦 mean?
做梦 (zuòmèng) means “have a dream”.
How do you write 做梦?
做梦 is 2 characters: 做 (zuò) — do, make; 梦 (mèng) — dream. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 做梦?
做梦 is read zuòmèng. Tones: zuò — fourth tone, mèng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“have a 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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