做梦

做夢

zuòmèng

verb HSK 4 #2,721

Meanings

1 to dream
2 to daydream
3 to have a pipe dream (figurative)

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Examples

我昨晚做了一个奇怪的梦。

Wǒ zuówǎn zuò le yī gè qíguài de mèng.

I had a strange dream last night.

你在做梦吧！这不可能。

Nǐ zài zuò mèng ba! Zhè bù kěnéng.

You must be dreaming! That's impossible.

小时候我做梦都想当宇航员。

Xiǎo shíhou wǒ zuò mèng dōu xiǎng dāng yǔhángyuán.

When I was little, I dreamed of becoming an astronaut.

Tips

usage

做梦 can be literal (having a dream while sleeping) or figurative (wishful thinking). 你做梦！or 做梦去吧！means 'Dream on! / In your dreams!'

Stroke Order

做 zuò

梦 mèng