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梦想mèng xiǎng(fig.) to dream of

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梦想 (mèng xiǎng) means "dream" in the sense of a hope for the future, and as a verb "to dream of" something. 我的梦想是当医生 says my dream is to become a doctor, and 他梦想去中国 says he dreams of going to China. It is not used for dreams while sleeping.

What does 梦想 mean?

  1. 1.

    (fig.) to dream ofverb

  2. 2.

    dreamnoun

What do the characters in 梦想 mean?

  • 梦dream (CL:場|场[chang2])
  • 想to think (about)

How do you use 梦想?

我的梦想是 + Verb phrase states a dream; 梦想 + Verb phrase says what someone dreams of doing.

Patterns

  • 我的梦想是 + Verb phrase

    我的梦想是当医生。

    Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì dāng yīshēng.

    My dream is to become a doctor.

  • Subject + 梦想 + Verb phrase

    他梦想去中国。

    Tā mèngxiǎng qù Zhōngguó.

    He dreams of going to China.

What are some examples of 梦想 in a sentence?

  1. 我的梦想是当医生。

    Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì dāng yīshēng.

    My dream is to become a doctor.

  2. 他梦想去中国。

    Tā mèngxiǎng qù Zhōngguó.

    He dreams of going to China.

  3. 你的梦想是什么?

    Nǐ de mèngxiǎng shì shénme?

    What is your dream?

How is 梦想 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你小时候的梦想是什么?

    Nǐ xiǎo shíhou de mèngxiǎng shì shénme?

    What was your dream when you were little?

  2. Speaker B:

    我想当老师,现在我真的在教书。

    Wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī, xiànzài wǒ zhēn de zài jiāoshū.

    I wanted to be a teacher, and now I really am teaching.

  3. Speaker A:

    你教什么?

    Nǐ jiāo shénme?

    What do you teach?

  4. Speaker B:

    我在小学教数学。

    Wǒ zài xiǎoxué jiāo shùxué.

    I teach maths at a primary school.

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.