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梦幻 (mèng huàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 梦幻

名 míng noun

dreamlike, fantasy

她生活在一个梦幻的世界里。

tā shēng huó zài yí gè mèng huàn de shì jiè lǐ

She lives in a dreamlike world.

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Word breakdown

梦 mèng — dream

1 做梦 zuò mèng — to dream HSK 4
- 做 to do, to perform (the action of)
- 梦 dream (the object of the action)
Example

我昨晚做了一个奇怪的梦。

wǒ zuó wǎn zuò le yí gè qí guài de mèng

I had a strange dream last night.
2 梦想 mèng xiǎng — to dream; dream, aspiration HSK 4
- 梦 dream, vision
- 想 think, aspire, imagine
Example

他从小就梦想成为一名医生。

tā cóng xiǎo jiù mèng xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng yī shēng

He has dreamed of becoming a doctor since childhood.
3 梦寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú — have been longing for; dream of obtaining HSK 7
- 梦 dream; represents desires during sleep
- 寐 sleep; emphasizes the constant nature of the desire
- 以 by means of; grammatical connector linking dream/sleep to seeking
- 求 seek; pursue; represents the active pursuit of the desired object
Example

他终于得到了梦寐以求的录取通知书。

tā zhōng yú dé dào le mèng mèi yǐ qiú de lù qǔ tōng zhī shū

He finally received the acceptance letter he had been longing for.

幻 huàn — illusion, fantasy

1 幻想 huàn xiǎng — to fantasize HSK 6
- 幻 illusion, unreal
- 想 imagine, think
Example

不要幻想一夜暴富。

bú yào huàn xiǎng yī yè bào fù

Don't fantasize about getting rich overnight.
2 科幻 kē huàn — science fiction HSK 6
- 科 science, scientific
- 幻 fantasy, fiction, imaginary
Example

我喜欢看科幻电影。

wǒ xǐ huan kàn kē huàn diàn yǐng

I like watching science fiction movies.
3 变幻莫测 biàn huàn mò cè — unpredictable HSK 7
- 变 change, transform
- 幻 illusion, mysterious change
- 莫 not, cannot
- 测 predict, fathom, measure
Example

股市行情变幻莫测，投资需谨慎。

gǔ shì háng qíng biàn huàn mò cè tóu zī xū jǐn shèn

Stock market conditions are unpredictable, so investment requires caution.
4 幻影 huàn yǐng — phantom HSK 7
- 幻 illusion, unreal, imaginary
- 影 shadow, image, form
Example

夜晚的街道上出现了一个神秘的幻影。

yè wǎn de jiē dào shàng chū xiàn le yí gè shén mì de huàn yǐng

A mysterious phantom appeared on the street at night.
5 幻觉 huàn jué — hallucination HSK 7
- 幻 illusion, unreal, phantom
- 觉 perception, sensation, feeling
Example

他因为发烧产生了幻觉。

tā yīn wèi fā shāo chǎn shēng le huàn jué

He had hallucinations due to fever.

Structure & writing

1 梦 mèng — dream (physiological phenomenon during sleep)

梦 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 林 lín — forest; grove of trees or bamboo

林 is a component in 8 characters

HSK 3

楚 chǔ vitex (a type of deciduous shrub, as referenced in classical texts)

HSK 4

梦 mèng dream (physiological phenomenon during sleep) 禁 jìn to forbid; to prohibit 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth

HSK 6

淋 lín to drip or splash onto a surface

HSK 7

婪 lán greedy; insatiably covetous of wealth 彬 bīn refined and cultured (see "彬彬") 焚 fén to burn

1.2 夕 xī — evening; sunset (opposite of 朝zhāo)

夕 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

名 míng name; appellation of a person or thing 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里) 多 duō many; much; a large number (opposite of 少/寡) 岁 suì year

HSK 4

夜 yè night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼' 奖 jiǎng to reward; to praise 将 jiāng will; about to 梦 mèng dream (physiological phenomenon during sleep) 餐 cān to eat (a meal)

HSK 5

怨 yuàn resentment; hatred 浆 jiāng thick liquid; paste

HSK 6

酱 jiàng fermented paste condiment made from beans or wheat (e.g. yellow bean paste, sweet bean paste)

HSK 7

桨 jiǎng oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part) 罗 luó net for catching birds

Stroke order

2 幻 huàn — illusory; unreal; without factual basis

幻 is not used as a component in any other character.

幻 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order