圆梦 (yuán mèng) — to fulfill one's dream; to make a long-cherished wish come true; (literary) to interpret a dream

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'to fulfill a long-cherished dream' — the object 梦 can also be inserted between 圆 and 梦 (圆了一个梦). The literary sense 'interpret a dream' uses the verb 解 not 圆.

verb
to fulfill one's dreamto make a long-cherished wish come true(literary) to interpret a dream

Examples

  • 。
    Tā zhōng yú yuán le liú xué mèng.
    He finally fulfilled his dream of studying abroad.
  • 圆梦。
    Hěn duō rén lái běi jīng shì wèi le yuán mèng.
    Many people come to Beijing to fulfill their dreams.
  • 。
    Tā yuán le yí gè duō nián de mèng.
    He fulfilled a dream he had for many years.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

圆yuánmake complete
梦mèngdream

To 圆 make complete a 梦 dream.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圓; 圆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
員
員yuán圓yuán
Same sound today

This is about the traditional form 圓, not the simplified 圆. In 圓, 囗 surrounds 員, and the inner part of 員 is an old circle picture.

Open 圆 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 夢; 梦 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
夕夕xī
Sound part声符shēngfú
瞢
瞢méng夢mèng
Same sound today

The traditional form 夢 pairs 夕 (night) with 瞢, which gives the sound; its older form showed a person lying with an eye emphasized.

Open 梦 →

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