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魂牵梦萦

魂牵梦萦 — “To be haunted by dreams and thoughts”

魂牵梦萦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be haunted by dreams and thoughts”. To long for someone or something deeply; to pine for. Literally, “Soul drawn, dreams linger”.

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魂牵梦萦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

魂牵梦萦 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
魂
hún14soul or spirit
牵
qiān9pull, lead, involve
梦
mèng11dream
萦
yíng12linger or revolve around

Example Sentence with 魂牵梦萦

毕业多年后,他依然对大学时光魂牵梦萦。
Years after graduation, he still deeply missed his university days.

Idioms Related to 魂牵梦萦

Synonyms of 魂牵梦萦

  • shén神hún魂diān颠dǎo倒utterly infatuated or captivated

Antonyms of 魂牵梦萦

  • dà大mèng梦chū初xǐng醒wake up to reality
  • huǎng恍rán然dà大wù悟suddenly realize the truth

More idioms starting with 魂

  • hún魂bù不shǒu守zhái宅absent-minded or in a daze
  • hún魂bù不shǒu守shè舍absent-minded and distracted
  • hún魂bù不zhuó着tǐ体scared out of one's wits
  • hún魂bù不zhuó著tǐ体scared out of one's wits
  • hún魂bù不fù负tǐ体scared out of one's wits
  • hún魂bù不fù赴tǐ体scared out of one's wits
  • hún魂bù不fù附tǐ体frightened out of one's wits
  • hún魂sàng丧shén神duó夺scared out of one's wits
  • hún魂wáng亡dǎn胆luò落scared out of one's wits
  • hún魂wáng亡pò魄shī失scared out of one's wits
  • hún魂láo劳mèng梦duàn断exhausted from longing, sleepless dreams
  • hún魂jīng惊dǎn胆luò落Soul startled, gall drops

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Questions about 魂牵梦萦

What does 魂牵梦萦 mean?

魂牵梦萦 (hún qiān mèng yíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be haunted by dreams and thoughts”.

How do you pronounce 魂牵梦萦?

魂牵梦萦 is pronounced hún qiān mèng yíng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 魂牵梦萦 literally mean?

Literally, 魂牵梦萦 means “Soul drawn, dreams linger”. It is used to mean “to be haunted by dreams and thoughts”.

What is the Chinese definition of 魂牵梦萦?

形容万分思念。

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