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梦想

mèng xiǎng

dream; aspiration

How common it is

梦想 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say mèng xiǎng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

梦想表示心里希望实现的大目标。

mèng xiǎng biǎo shì xīn lǐ xī wàng shí xiàn de dà mù biāo。

Dream/aspiration means a big goal you hope to achieve.

Context note

梦想常出现在未来、努力和成长里。

mèng xiǎng cháng chū xiàn zài wèi lái 、 nǔ lì hé chéng zhǎng lǐ。

Dreams often appear in the future, effort, and growth.

5 examples

我的梦想是当老师。
wǒ de mèng xiǎng shì dāng lǎo shī。
My dream is to become a teacher.
他有梦想。
tā yǒu mèng xiǎng。
He has dreams.
梦想很重要。
mèng xiǎng hěn zhòng yào。
Dreams are important.
我们要努力实现梦想。
wǒ men yào nǔ lì shí xiàn mèng xiǎng。
We must work hard to achieve our dreams.
这是我的梦想。
zhè shì wǒ de mèng xiǎng。
This is my dream.

5 mini stories

每个人都有自己的梦想。
měi gè rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng。
Everyone has their own dreams.
老师说有梦想,就要认真努力。
lǎo shī shuō yǒu mèng xiǎng, jiù yào rèn zhēn nǔ lì。
The teacher said if you have dreams, you must work hard seriously.
我的梦想是学会很多中文。
wǒ de mèng xiǎng shì xué huì hěn duō zhōng wén。
My dream is to learn a lot of Chinese.
他为了梦想,每天都很认真。
tā wèi le mèng xiǎng, měi tiān dōu hěn rèn zhēn。
He is very serious every day for his dream.
梦想让生活更有方向。
mèng xiǎng ràng shēng huó gèng yǒu fāng xiàng。
Dreams make life more directed.

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