to long for something earnestly; to crave a long-cherished goal or desire

(bound form) the state of dreaming or being asleep; used in the expression [[梦寐以求|夢寐以求|meng4 mei4 yi3 qiu2]] to describe something one yearns for even in sleep

(literary) to take a nap; to doze off; to nod off; also written as [[假寝|假寢|jia3 qin3]] or [[假卧|假臥|jia3 wo4]]

(literary) the state of being either awake or asleep; between sleep and wakefulness; day and night; constantly

to rise early and sleep late; to work hard or study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends

to fall asleep; to drift off to sleep

a genus of small feathered dinosaur, specifically the species "Mei long", whose name means "sleeping dragon" in Chinese

to strongly desire something; to yearn for something so much that one thinks about it whether awake or asleep

(literary) to fall asleep; to get to sleep

to have a nightmare; to experience a frightening dream during sleep