闷

Stuffy in Chinese: 闷 (mēn)

mēn

stuffy

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

Definitions

  1. 1stuffy
  2. 2shut indoors
  3. 3to smother
  4. 4to cover tightly

Stroke order

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闷

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄇㄣ

mēn

ㄇ/ mㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

闷

Simplified

悶

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 夏天不开空调，房间里很闷。

    xià tiān bù kāi kōng tiáo， fáng jiān lǐ hěn mēn。

    Without the AC on in summer, the room is very stuffy.

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Related words

沉闷

chén mèn

oppressive (of weather)

烦闷

fán mèn

moody

纳闷儿

nà mèn r

erhua variant of 纳闷

萌发

méng fā

to sprout

萌芽

méng yá

to sprout (lit. or fig.)

盟友

méng yǒu

ally

朦胧

méng lóng

(literary) (of moonlight) dim

猛烈

měng liè

fierce

猛然

měng rán

suddenly

梦幻

mèng huàn

dream

弥补

mí bǔ

to complement

弥漫

mí màn

to pervade

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