Definition & Meaning

2.have a pipe dream

Word usage

zuò mèng

做 梦

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v.have a dream
- zuó tiān wǎn shang wǒ zuò mèng le
  昨天晚上我做梦了。
  I had a dream last night.
- wǒ zuò mèng cháng jiàn dào nǐ
  我做梦常见到你。
  I often see you in my dreams.
- wǒ men liǎng gè dōu yī zhí zài qiā zì jǐ zhèng míng zhè bù shì zài zuò mèng
  我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。
  We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.
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v.metahave a pipe dream
- tā qǐ bù shì zài zuò mèng ma
  她岂不是在做梦吗？
  Isn't she just daydreaming?
- bái rì zuò mèng
  白日做梦
  living in a dreamworld

Word usage

Separable word
"做" and "梦" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我一晚上做了三个梦。
  I have made three dreams during one night.
- 别做美梦了。
  Stop dreaming.
- 你都做过什么梦？
  What dreams do you have?

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