庄周梦蝶 zhuāng zhōu mèng dié

Zhuangzi's butterfly dream; unsure what is real

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Zhuangzi 庄子zhuāng zǐ dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)

Characters

Character Meaning
庄 zhuāng HSK 6
variant of 莊zhuāng; grave or solemn; village
周 zhōu HSK 3
week; all; complete
梦 mèng HSK 4
dream; (bound form) to dream
蝶 dié HSK 5
butterfly; variant of 蝶dié