闷热 (mēn rè) — sultry, muggy, stuffy (of weather)

Definition

闷热 (mēnrè) means 'sultry, muggy' — hot and humid with no air moving. Distinct from 炎热, which is about intense dry heat; 闷 adds the closed-in, airless feeling.

adjective
sultrymuggystuffy (of weather)

Beispiele

  • 闷热
    Jīn tiān mēn rè dé ràng rén chuǎn bú guò qì lái.
    It's so sultry today that people can't breathe.
  • 闷热
    mēn rè De wǔ hòu zuì shì hé dài zài kōng tiáo fáng lǐ.
    Sultry afternoons are best spent in an air-conditioned room.
  • 闷热
    Nán fāng xià tiān de mēn rè bǐ běi fāng gèng nán shòu.
    The sultry weather in southern summers is even more unbearable than in the north.

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