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好梦不长 — “Good dreams do not last long”

好梦不长 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good dreams do not last long”. Implying that unrealistic fantasies cannot be realized and are fleeting. Literally, “Good dreams don't last long”.

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好梦不长 Pronunciation and Pinyin

好梦不长 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
好
hǎo6good, well, okay, very
梦
mèng11dream
不
bù4not
长
cháng4long, grow, excel, chief

Example Sentence with 好梦不长

他以为只要每天玩游戏就能成为顶尖选手,但现实告诉他,好梦不长。
He thought he could become a top player just by playing games every day, but reality told him that good dreams don't last long.

Idioms Related to 好梦不长

Synonyms of 好梦不长

  • hǎo好mèng梦nán难chéng成Good dreams are hard to achieve

More idioms starting with 好

  • hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
  • hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
  • hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
  • hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
  • hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
  • hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
  • hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
  • hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns

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Questions about 好梦不长

What does 好梦不长 mean?

好梦不长 (hǎo mèng bù cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good dreams do not last long”.

How do you pronounce 好梦不长?

好梦不长 is pronounced hǎo mèng bù cháng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 好梦不长 literally mean?

Literally, 好梦不长 means “Good dreams don't last long”. It is used to mean “Good dreams do not last long”.

What is the Chinese definition of 好梦不长?

指不切实际的幻想是不能实现的,只能存在于梦幻之中。

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