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The word "做梦" is formed by combining the verb "做" (to do/make) with the noun "梦" (dream), creating a verb-object compound where the action of "doing" is directly applied to the object "dream", literally meaning "to do a dream" and functionally meaning "to dream".

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我昨天晚上做梦了。

Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang zuòmèng le.

I dreamed last night.

做梦梦见了一只小狗。

Tā zuòmèng mèngjiàn le yī zhǐ xiǎo gǒu.

He dreamed of a little dog.

孩子在睡觉时经常做梦

Háizi zài shuìjiào shí jīngcháng zuòmèng.

Children often dream when they sleep.

如果你白天想太多,晚上就容易做梦

Rúguǒ nǐ báitiān xiǎng tài duō, wǎnshang jiù róngyì zuòmèng.

If you think too much during the day, you tend to dream at night.

科学家正在研究人们做梦的原因。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū rénmen zuòmèng de yuányīn.

Scientists are studying the reasons why people dream.

Word Definition - 做梦

zuò mèng to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking

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