梦想
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
梦想 (mèngxiǎng) · dream
梦想 (mèngxiǎng) means “dream; to dream of”. It is written with 2 characters: 梦 (dream) + 想 (to think). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 梦想 is built
The characters
梦 mèng · dream
What 梦 is made of
- 林lín — forest
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 木mù — tree
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: Two eyes shut 林 at night 夕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
想 xiǎng · to think
What 想 is made of
- 相xiāng — mutual
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 木mù — tree
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 相 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的梦想是当医生。Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì dāng yīshēng.My dream is to become a doctor.
你的梦想是什么？Nǐ de mèngxiǎng shì shénme?What is your dream?
Questions about 梦想
What does 梦想 mean?
梦想 (mèngxiǎng) means “dream; to dream of”.
How do you pronounce 梦想?
梦想 is pronounced mèngxiǎng.
Which HSK level is 梦想?
梦想 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 梦见mèngjiànto dream of
- 做梦zuòmèngto dream
- 梦mèngdream
- 理想lǐxiǎngideal
- 想到xiǎngdàoto think of
- 想法xiǎngfǎidea
- 想起xiǎngqǐto remember
- 思想sīxiǎngthought
- 没想到méixiǎngdàodidn't expect
- 想念xiǎngniànto miss (sb or sth)
Learn 梦想 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.