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沉闷

chénmèn

Traditional: 沉悶

oppressive (of weather)

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Meaning of 沉闷 in English

chénmènHSK 7–9adjectiveSyllabus #5876
  1. oppressive (of weather)
  2. heavy
  3. depressed
  4. not happy
  5. (of sound) dull
  6. muffled

Characters

沉 on its own →
chén · to submerge

HSK words with 沉

沉HSK 5沉默HSK 5沉重HSK 6沉淀HSK 7–9沉浸HSK 7–9沉迷HSK 7–9沉睡HSK 7–9沉思HSK 7–9沉稳HSK 7–9沉着HSK 7–9
闷 on its own →
mēn · stuffy

HSK words with 闷

闷HSK 7–9烦闷HSK 7–9闷热HSK 7–9郁闷HSK 7–9纳闷儿HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences