Meaning of 潮湿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- damp
- moist
How to use 潮湿
潮湿 describes air, weather, rooms, or clothes that hold unwanted moisture, and it often sounds a little negative. Example: 南方的春天很潮湿。(Nánfāng de chūntiān hěn cháoshī.) Spring in the south is very damp.
Both characters carry the water radical 氵 on the left. 潮 (cháo) is the tide, and 湿 (shī) means wet, so 潮湿 is the dampness the tide leaves behind.
Common mistake: Learners often use 潮湿 for skin or lips, where 湿润 (shīrùn) is better because it sounds pleasant and healthy. Also keep 湿 in the first tone (shī). Do not confuse it with 十 (shí) or 是 (shì).
潮湿 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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潮 cháo · tide · 15 strokes
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湿 shī · moist · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 潮湿.
| 高潮 | gāocháo | high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity |
| 潮流 | cháoliú | tide; current |
| 湿润 | shīrùn | moist |
| 新潮 | xīncháo | modern; fashionable |
| 热潮 | rècháo | wave of enthusiasm; craze; upsurge |
| 湿度 | shīdù | humidity level |
| 湿透 | shītòu | drenched; wet through |
| 潮水 | cháoshuǐ | tide |
| 性高潮 | xìnggāocháo | orgasm; climax |
| 浪潮 | làngcháo | wave; tides |
| 潮汐 | cháoxī | tide |
| 湿地 | shīdì | wetland |
Questions about 潮湿
What does 潮湿 mean?
潮湿 (cháoshī) means "damp; moist" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 潮湿?
潮湿 is made of 2 characters: 潮 (15 strokes), 湿 (12 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 潮湿 an HSK word?
Yes. 潮湿 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 潮湿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 潮湿 is written 潮濕.
What is the difference between 潮湿 and 湿?
湿 (shī) on its own means wet, like clothes soaked by rain. 潮湿 means damp or humid, a lighter moisture that lingers in the air or in a place.
Can 潮湿 describe the weather?
Yes. 天气很潮湿 (tiānqì hěn cháoshī) means the weather is humid. To talk about the actual measurement, use 湿度 (shīdù), humidity level.