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The word 噩梦 is formed by combining the character 噩, meaning "bad" or "ominous", with the character 梦, meaning "dream", to directly convey the concept of a "nightmare" or "bad dream".

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昨晚我做了一个噩梦

Zuó wǎn wǒ zuò le yí gè è mèng.

I had a nightmare last night.

这个噩梦的内容非常可怕。

Zhè gè è mèng de nèi róng fēi cháng kě pà.

The content of this nightmare was very terrifying.

孩子经常被噩梦惊醒。

Háizi jīngcháng bèi è mèng jīng xǐng.

The child is often awakened by nightmares.

那段经历简直就是一场噩梦

Nà duàn jīnglì jiǎnzhí jiùshì yì chǎng è mèng.

That period of experience was simply a nightmare.

战争给人们留下了无法摆脱的噩梦

Zhànzhēng gěi rénmen liú xià le wúfǎ bǎituō de è mèng.

The war left people with an inescapable nightmare.

Word Definition - 噩梦

è mèng nightmare

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