Definition
This chengyu (set phrase) means 'to relive an old experience' or 'to revisit a past dream', often with a nostalgic tone. It's used when someone returns to a place, activity, or relationship that they enjoyed earlier in life, hoping to recapture the happiness or feeling of that time.
f.e.
to relive an old experienceto revisit a past dream or aspiration
Examples
- ，重温旧梦。Tuìxiū hòu tā huí dào xiǎo shíhou zhù de dìfang, xiǎng chóng wēn jiù mèng.After retiring, he returned to his childhood home, hoping to relive old dreams.
- ，重温旧梦，。Lǎo tóngxuémen jùhuì shí, zǒng xǐhuan chóng wēn jiù mèng, liáo qǐ dàxué shíguāng.At class reunions, the old classmates always enjoy reliving old memories and talking about their college days.
- ，重温旧梦。Zài qù yí cì nà jiā kāfēi guǎn, duì tā lái shuō bú guò chóng wēn jiù mèng bàle.Going to that café again was nothing more than revisiting an old dream for him.
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