说梦话

說夢話

shuōmènghuà

verb #24,569

Meanings

1 to talk in one's sleep
2 to sleeptalk
3 to talk nonsense / pipe dreams

Characters

to speak / to say

words / speech / talk

Examples

HSK 4

他总是睡觉时说梦话，把室友吵醒了。

Tā zǒngshì shuìjiào shí shuōmènghuà, bǎ shìyǒu chǎo xǐng le.

He always talks in his sleep and wakes up his roommates.

HSK 7-9

你以为一夜暴富？别说梦话了！

Nǐ yǐwéi yī yè bàofù? bié shuōmènghuà le!

You think you can get rich overnight? Stop dreaming!

Tips

usage

说梦话 has two senses: the literal (talking in sleep) and figurative (saying something unrealistic or impossible, like pipe dreams). The figurative sense is often dismissive: 别说梦话了！ (Stop dreaming!)

Stroke Order

说 shuō

梦 mèng

话 huà