做噩梦

做噩夢
zuòèmèng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to have a nightmare
  2. 2 to have bad dreams

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā zuówǎn zuò'èmèng, jīngxǐng hǎojǐ cì.
He had nightmares last night and was startled awake several times.
HSK 7-9
Háizi kàn le kǒngbùpiàn jiù róngyì zuò'èmèng.
Kids easily have nightmares after watching horror movies.

Tips

usage
('to do / make') is the standard verb for having a dream - 做梦 'to dream', 做噩梦 'to have a nightmare'. (è 'shocking, terrible') is rarely seen outside this word and 噩耗 ('shocking news of someone's death').

Stroke Order

zuò
è
mèng