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梦见 meaning in English

mèngjiàn

to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream

HSK 4Traditional 夢見15 strokes

Meaning of 梦见

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

mèngjiàn
  1. to dream about (sth or sb)
  2. to see in a dream

How to use 梦见

梦见 takes a direct object: the person or thing you dreamed about. It usually describes a specific dream, often with 了 or 过. Example: 我昨天晚上梦见我奶奶了。(Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang mèngjiàn wǒ nǎinai le.) Last night I dreamed about my grandma.

梦见 is simply 梦 (mèng, dream) plus 见 (jiàn, to see), so it means to see something in a dream. It works just like 看见 (kànjiàn) and 听见 (tīngjiàn), where 见 marks that you actually perceived something.

Common mistake: Learners often say 我梦了我妈妈, but 梦 alone does not take an object this way. Use 梦见 or 梦到 (mèngdào) instead, as in 我梦见我妈妈. Also keep the fourth tone on both syllables: mèng and jiàn.

梦见 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

有yǒu时shí我wǒ梦mèng见jiàn我wǒ的de母mǔ亲qīn。
I sometimes dream of my mother.
她tā梦mèng见jiàn她tā是shì一yí个gè公gōng主zhǔ。
She dreamed that she was a princess.
我wǒ经jīng常cháng梦mèng见jiàn她tā。
I dream about her a lot.
你nǐ梦mèng见jiàn过guò我wǒ吗ma？
Have you ever dreamed about me?
我wǒ常cháng梦mèng见jiàn你nǐ。
I often dream about you.

Stroke order for each character

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梦 mèng · dream · 11 strokes

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见 jiàn · to see · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 梦见.

再见zàijiàngoodbye; see you again later
看见kànjiànto see; to catch sight of
听见tīngjiànto hear
见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
见到jiàndàoto see
意见yìjiànidea; opinion
见过jiànguo
常见cháng jiàncommonly seen; common
碰见pèngjiànto run into; to meet (unexpectedly)
梦想mèngxiǎng(fig.) to dream of; dream
遇见yùjiànto meet
做梦zuòmèngto dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking

Questions about 梦见

What does 梦见 mean?

梦见 (mèngjiàn) means "to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream".

How do you write 梦见?

梦见 is made of 2 characters: 梦 (11 strokes), 见 (4 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 梦见 an HSK word?

Yes. 梦见 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 梦见 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 梦见 is written 夢見.

What is the difference between 梦见 and 做梦?

做梦 (zuòmèng) means to have a dream in general and does not take a direct object, as in 我昨晚做梦了. 梦见 tells what you saw in the dream, as in 我梦见了一只猫.

Can 梦见 be used for dreams about the future or goals?

No. 梦见 is only for dreams while sleeping. For hopes and ambitions, use 梦想 (mèngxiǎng), as in 我的梦想是当医生.

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