Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
闷
mèn
Description
天气太热的时候，房间里会很闷。
When the weather is too hot, the room feels very 闷.
一个人在家没事做，我觉得很闷。
When I'm home alone with nothing to do, I feel very 闷.
Meanings
闷mēn
stuffy; airless; humid
屋子里太闷了，开开窗吧。
The room is too stuffy; open the window.
闷mèn
bored; depressed; unhappy
今天没有朋友来，我心里很闷。
No friends came today, I feel depressed.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
门 (door/gate) over 心 (heart) — a heart shut behind a door.
- Nuance
read mēn for stuffy air, mèn for a bored or gloomy mood.
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