重温旧梦 (chóng wēn jiù mèng) — to relive an old experience; to revisit a past dream or aspiration
Definition
An idiom meaning to revisit past experiences or relive old memories, often with a touch of nostalgia. The literal 're-warm old dreams' paints the warmth of looking back on something cherished.
idiom
to relive an old experienceto revisit a past dream or aspiration
Examples
- ，重温旧梦。Tuì xiū hòu tā huí dào xiǎo shí hou zhù de dì fāng, xiǎng chóng wēn jiù mèng.After retiring, he returned to his childhood home, hoping to relive old dreams.
- ，重温旧梦，。Lǎo tóng xué men jù huì shí, zǒng xǐ huan chóng wēn jiù mèng, liáo qǐ dà xué shí guāng.At class reunions, the old classmates always enjoy reliving old memories and talking about their college days.
- ，重温旧梦。Zài qù yí cì nà jiā kā fēi guǎn, duì tā lái shuō bú guò shì chóng wēn jiù mèng bà liǎo.Going to that café again was nothing more than revisiting an old dream for him.
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