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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

白日梦

Pronunciation / Transliteration: báirìmèng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Daydream/ˈdeɪ.driːm/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"别做白日梦了,快来干活。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present.

    "She was lost in a daydream about traveling the world."
As verb
  1. 1

    To indulge in a series of pleasant thoughts about something one would prefer to be doing.

    "Instead of focusing on the lecture, he began to daydream about the upcoming weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English words 'day' and 'dream', first recorded in the late 16th century. Originally signifying a vision or fantasy occurring while awake, it evolved to describe the state of absent-minded reverie or pleasant contemplation during waking hours.

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