沉
闷

Oppressive (of weather) in Chinese: 沉闷 (chén mèn)

chén mèn

oppressive (of weather)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 沉悶1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1oppressive (of weather)
  2. 2heavy
  3. 3depressed
  4. 4not happy
  5. 5(of sound) dull
  6. 6muffled

Stroke order

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沉
闷

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄣˊ

chén

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄣˋ

mèn

ㄇ/ mㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

沉闷

Simplified

沉悶

Traditional

Example sentences

See 沉闷 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 会议的气氛非常沉闷。

    huì yì de qì fēn fēi cháng chén mèn。

    The atmosphere of the meeting was very dull.

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Related words

沉

chén

to submerge

闷

mēn

stuffy

沉默

chén mò

taciturn

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

沉淀

chén diàn

to settle

沉浸

chén jìn

to soak

沉迷

chén mí

to be engrossed

沉思

chén sī

to contemplate

沉稳

chén wěn

steady

沉着

chén zhuó

steady

烦闷

fán mèn

moody

消沉

xiāo chén

depressed

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