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潮湿

cháo shī · chao shi

Traditional 潮濕

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. damp
  2. moist
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Soft biscuits

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)饼干(bǐnggān)怎么(zěnme)软(ruǎn)了(le)？

    Why have my biscuits gone soft?

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)几(jǐ)天(tiān)天气(tiānqì)很(hěn)潮湿(cháoshī)。

    The weather has been very damp these days.

  3. Dengdeng

    潮湿(cháoshī)的(de)天气(tiānqì)，饼干(bǐnggān)就(jiù)会(huì)变(biàn)软(ruǎn)吗(ma)？

    Damp weather makes biscuits soft?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，放(fàng)进(jìn)盒子(hézi)里(lǐ)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)。

    Yes. Put them in a box and they will be fine.

  5. Dengdeng

    太(tài)晚(wǎn)了(le)，盒子(hézi)是(shì)空(kōng)的(de)。

    Too late. The box is empty.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)软(ruǎn)饼干(bǐnggān)呢(ne)？

    And the soft biscuits?

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2 examples
01

炎(yán)热(rè)潮(cháo)湿(shī)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)使(shǐ)我(wǒ)们(men)变(biàn)得(de)懒(lǎn)散(sǎn)。

Hot and humid weather makes us lazy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)里(lǐ)的(de)夏(xià)天(tiān)很(hěn)潮(cháo)湿(shī)，另(lìng)外(wài)，冬(dōng)天(tiān)很(hěn)干(gān)燥(zào)。

It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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潮
cháo

tide; damp; moist; humid

湿
shī

moist; wet

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