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闷

mēn · men/mèn · men

Traditional 悶

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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mēn 悶

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

mèn 悶

  1. bored
  2. depressed
  3. melancholy
  4. sealed
  5. airtight
  6. tightly closed
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Stuck at home

  1. Liangliang

    在家(zàijiā)待(dāi)了(le)一(yī)天(tiān)，好(hǎo)闷(mèn)啊(a)。

    I have stayed home all day. So bored.

  2. Dengdeng

    开(kāi)窗(chuāng)吧(ba)，屋里(wūlǐ)太(tài)闷(mēn)了(le)。

    Open the window. It is stuffy in here.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)心里(xīnli)闷(mèn)，不是(bùshì)屋里(wūlǐ)闷(mēn)。

    I feel down inside, not stuffy in the room.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)出去(chūqù)走走(zǒuzǒu)吧(ba)。

    Then let us go out for a walk.

  5. Liangliang

    外面(wàimiàn)更(gèng)闷(mēn)，还是(háishi)在家(zàijiā)闷(mēn)着(zhe)吧(ba)。

    It is even more muggy outside. Let us stay home and be bored.

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01

你(nǐ)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)是(shì)做(zuò)一(yì)模(mú)一(yí)样(yàng)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)，难(nán)道(dào)不(bú)会(huì)觉(jué)得(de)闷(mèn)吗(ma)？

I wonder if you don't get tired of doing the same thing every day.

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

02

房(fáng)间(jiān)关(guān)得(de)太(tài)久(jiǔ)，空(kōng)气(qì)很(hěn)闷(mēn)。

The room has been closed for too long, and the air is very stuffy.

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