沉闷 沉悶
沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋ cam4 mun6 HSK 7-9
- oppressive (of weather)
- heavy
- depressed
- not happy
- (of sound) dull
- muffled
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沉
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 沉浸 chén jìn ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cam4 zam3 to soak
- 沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate
- 沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ cam4 wan2 steady
- 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cam4 zoek6 steady
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- 沉迷 chén mí ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧˊ cam4 mai4 to be engrossed
- 沉重 chén zhòng ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ cam4 zung6 heavy
- 沉默 chén mò ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ cam4 mak6 taciturn
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 深沉 shēn chén ㄕㄣ ㄔㄣˊ sam1 cam4 deep
- 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 din6 heavy
- 下沉 xià chén ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ haa6 cam4 to sink down
- 低沉 dī chén ㄉㄧ ㄔㄣˊ dai1 cam4 (of weather) overcast; gloomy
- 击沉 擊沉 jī chén ㄐㄧ ㄔㄣˊ gik1 cam4 to attack and sink (a ship)
- 昏沉 hūn chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 cam4 murky
- 沉溺 沈溺 chén nì ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧˋ sam2 nik1 variant of 沉溺
- 沉淀 沈澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ sam2 din6 variant of 沉淀
- 沉井 chén jǐng ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cam4 zeng2 open caisson
- 沉凝 chén níng ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ cam4 jing4 stagnant
- 沉吟 chén yín ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ cam4 ngam4 to mutter to oneself irresolutely
闷 悶
- 闷热 悶熱 mēn rè ㄇㄣ ㄖㄜˋ mun6 jit6 sultry
- 烦闷 煩悶 fán mèn ㄈㄢˊ ㄇㄣˋ faan4 mun6 moody; gloomy
- 纳闷 納悶 nà mèn ㄋㄚˋ ㄇㄣˋ naap6 mun6 puzzled
- 纳闷儿 納悶兒 nà mèn r ㄋㄚˋ ㄇㄣˋ ㄦ naap6 mun6 ji4 erhua variant of 纳闷
- 闷屁 悶屁 mēn pì ㄇㄣ ㄆㄧˋ mun6 pei3 silent fart
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- 闷酒 悶酒 mèn jiǔ ㄇㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ mun6 zau2 alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows
- 闷雷 悶雷 mèn léi ㄇㄣˋ ㄌㄟˊ mun6 leoi4 muffled thunder
- 闷骚 悶騷 mēn sāo ㄇㄣ ㄙㄠ mun6 sou1 (coll.) outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside
- 愁闷 愁悶 chóu mèn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄣˋ sau4 mun6 depressed
- 忧闷 憂悶 yōu mèn ㄧㄡ ㄇㄣˋ jau1 mun6 depressed
- 憋闷 憋悶 biē men ㄅㄧㄝ ˙ㄇㄣ bit3 mun6 to feel oppressed
- 排闷 排悶 pái mèn ㄆㄞˊ ㄇㄣˋ paai4 mun6 to divert oneself from melancholy
- 散闷 散悶 sàn mèn ㄙㄢˋ ㄇㄣˋ saan3 mun6 to divert oneself from melancholy
- 殚闷 殫悶 dān mèn ㄉㄢ ㄇㄣˋ daan1 mun6 to faint
- 胸闷 胸悶 xiōng mēn ㄒㄩㄥ ㄇㄣ hung1 mun6 chest pain
- 苦闷 苦悶 kǔ mèn ㄎㄨˇ ㄇㄣˋ fu2 mun6 depressed
- 解闷 解悶 jiě mèn ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ gaai2 mun6 to relieve boredom or melancholy
- 遣闷 遣悶 qiǎn mèn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄣˋ hin2 mun6 to dispel anguish
- 郁闷 鬱悶 yù mèn ㄩˋ ㄇㄣˋ wat1 mun6 gloomy
- 闷葫芦 悶葫蘆 mèn hú lu ㄇㄣˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ mun6 wu4 lou4 lit. closed gourd
Idioms with these characters
- 沉湎酒色 chén miǎn jiǔ sè ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ cam4 min5 zau2 sik1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
- 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 habitually silent (idiom)
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
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- 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 沉着应战 沉著應戰 chén zhuó yìng zhàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄢˋ cam4 zoek6 jing3 zin3 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
- 昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn chén chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 fan1 cam4 cam4 (idiom) dizzy
- 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu ㄆㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄡ po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
- 石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi ㄕˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2 lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
- 雁杳鱼沉 雁杳魚沈 yàn yǎo yú chén ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ngaan6 miu5 jyu4 cam4 without news from sb (idiom)
- 鱼沉雁杳 魚沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ jyu4 cam4 ngaan6 miu5 lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)
Example sentences
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这位 這位 老 教授 的 讲座 講座 冗长 冗長 而 沉闷 沉悶 。
The old professor's lectures are long-winded and ponderous.
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咖啡 让 讓 我 在 沉闷 沉悶 的 音乐会 音樂會 中保 持 清醒 。
The coffee enabled me to stay awake during the dull concert.
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如果 没有 沒有 了 音乐 音樂 ， 这个 這個 世界 就 会 會 变得 變得 十分 沉闷 沉悶 。
Were it not for music, the world would be a dull place.
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