Usage note
做梦表示睡觉时梦见，也可表示不实际的想法。
zuò mèng biǎo shì shuì jiào shí mèng jiàn， yě kě biǎo shì bù shí jì de xiǎng fǎ。
做梦 means to dream while sleeping, or an unrealistic wish.
Context note
做梦常用于睡眠、幻想和口语。
zuò mèng cháng yòng yú shuì mián 、 huàn xiǎng hé kǒu yǔ。
It is often used in sleep, imagination, and speech.
5 examples
我昨晚做梦了。
wǒ zuó wǎn zuò mèng le。
I dreamed last night.
孩子正在做梦。
hái zi zhèng zài zuò mèng。
The child is dreaming.
他总是做同一个梦。
tā zǒng shì zuò tóng yí gè mèng。
He always dreams the same dream.
别做梦了，快起床。
bié zuò mèng le， kuài qǐ chuáng。
Stop dreaming and get up.
她喜欢做梦。
tā xǐ huan zuò mèng。
She likes to dream.
5 mini stories
他做梦梦见了学校。
tā zuò mèng mèng jiàn le xué xiào。
He dreamed about school.
小猫睡着了，好像在做梦。
xiǎo māo shuì zháo le， hǎo xiàng zài zuò mèng。
The kitten fell asleep and seemed to be dreaming.
她说自己做梦都想去旅行。
tā shuō zì jǐ zuò mèng dōu xiǎng qù lǚ xíng。
She said she even dreams of traveling.
孩子晚上常常做梦。
hái zi wǎn shàng cháng cháng zuò mèng。
The child often dreams at night.
做梦并不坏，重要的是行动。
zuò mèng bìng bú huài， zhòng yào de shì xíng dòng。
Dreaming is not bad; what matters is action.
Mini dialogue
有趣的梦
A
我昨天做了一个有趣的梦。
Wǒ zuótiān zuò le yī gè yǒuqù de mèng.
I had an interesting dream yesterday.
B
真的吗？你做梦梦见了什么？
Zhēn de ma? Nǐ zuò mèng mèng jiàn le shénme?
Really? What did you dream about?
不想醒来
A
我做梦的时候在吃冰淇淋，不想醒来。
Wǒ zuò mèng de shíhou zài chī bīngqílín, bù xiǎng xǐng lái.
I was eating ice cream in my dream and didn't want to wake up.
B
哈哈，那真是一个甜甜的梦。
Hāhā, nà zhēn shì yī gè tián tián de mèng.
Haha, that was really a sweet dream.
Related words and contrasts
related
梦
mèng
dream (noun)
做梦 is the action of dreaming; 梦 is the dream itself.
contrast
噩梦
èmèng
nightmare
A scary or bad dream, opposite of a nice dream.
similar
美梦
měimèng
sweet dream
A pleasant and happy dream.