沉闷 meaning in English

chénmèn

oppressive (of weather); heavy

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 沉悶14 strokes

Meaning of 沉闷

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chénmèn

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如rú果guǒ没méi有yǒu了le音yīn乐yuè，这zhè个ge世shì界jiè就jiù会huì变biàn得de十shí分fēn沉chén闷mèn。

Were it not for music, the world would be a dull place.

咖kā啡fēi让ràng我wǒ在zài沉chén闷mèn的de音yīn乐yuè会huì中zhōng保bǎo持chí清qīng醒xǐng。

The coffee enabled me to stay awake during the dull concert.

这zhè位wèi老lǎo教jiào授shòu的de讲jiǎng座zuò冗rǒng长cháng而ér沉chén闷mèn。

The old professor's lectures are long-winded and ponderous.

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Words that share a character with 沉闷.

沉默	chénmò	taciturn; uncommunicative
沉重	chénzhòng	heavy; hard
沉浸	chénjìn	to soak; to permeate
沉迷	chénmí	to be engrossed; to be absorbed with
消沉	xiāochén	to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
沉思	chénsī	to contemplate; to ponder
沉着	chénzhuó	steady; calm and collected
沉淀	chéndiàn	(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate
沉稳	chénwěn	steady; calm
烦闷	fánmèn	moody; gloomy
沉甸甸	chéndiàndiàn	heavy
纳闷儿	nàmènr	erhua variant of 納悶\|纳闷[na4 men4]

What does 沉闷 mean?

沉闷 (chénmèn) means "oppressive (of weather); heavy" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 沉闷?

沉闷 is made of 2 characters: 沉 (7 strokes), 闷 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 沉闷 an HSK word?

Yes. 沉闷 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 沉闷 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 沉闷 is written 沉悶.