同床异梦 tóng chuáng yì mèng

seem united but want different things

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 48775th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
  2. 2. marital dissension
  3. 3. strange bedfellows

Characters

Character Meaning
同 tóng HSK 1
same; together; with
床 chuáng HSK 2
bed; couch; classifier for beds
异 yì HSK 6
different; strange; unusual
梦 mèng HSK 4
dream; (bound form) to dream