梦境

夢境

mèngjìng

noun #8,808

Measure Word

一个梦境 gè

Meanings

1 dreamscape; dreamland
2 dream; the world within a dream

Characters

realm; territory; condition

Dream + realm — the world experienced in a dream.

Examples

她经常记不住自己的梦境。

Tā jīngcháng jì bú zhù zìjǐ de mèngjìng.

She often can't remember her dreams.

这个梦境太真实了。

Zhège mèngjìng tài zhēnshí le.

This dream was too realistic.

他仿佛置身于美丽的梦境中。

Tā fǎngfú zhìshēn yú měilì de mèngjìng zhōng.

He felt as if he were in a beautiful dreamscape.

Tips

usage

梦境 emphasizes the dream as a place or world you enter, while 梦 (mèng) is the more general word for dream. 梦境 is more literary and evocative, often used in fiction and poetry.

In Pop Culture

盗梦空间 Dàomèng Kōngjiān

Inception

2010 Christopher Nolan film about entering people's dreams

Stroke Order

梦 mèng

境 jìng