做梦 (zuò mèng) — to dream (while sleeping); (figurative) to have a pipe dream, to fantasize
Definition
做 is the verb 'to do/make'; with 梦 it forms the common 'to dream' — both the literal sleep dream and the figurative 'to fantasize'. For the aspiration sense, 梦想 is the dedicated word.
verb
to dream (while sleeping)(figurative) to have a pipe dreamto fantasize
Examples
- 做梦。Wǒ zuó tiān zuò le yí gè qí guài de zuò mèng.I had a strange dream yesterday.
- 做梦，。Nǐ bié zuò mèng le, zhè jiàn shì bù kě néng chéng gōng.Stop dreaming — this thing can't succeed.
- 做梦。Tā xiǎo shí hou jīng cháng zuò mèng dāng míng xīng.When she was little, she often dreamed of becoming a star.
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