如梦初醒 rúmèngchūxǐng as if waking from a dream Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if梦 夢 mèng noun dream dream; a series of images or emotions occurring during sleep初 chū nounadjective just happening for the first time or having just started to occur醒 xǐng verb to wake up to wake up or be awake; to stop sleeping