湿润 (shī rùn) — moist, damp, humid
Definition
A descriptive adjective for a mildly moist state (air, soil, eyes) — softer than 湿 ('wet'). 潮湿 is more about damp, sticky humidity.
adjective
moistdamphumid
Examples
- 湿润。Nán fāng chūn tiān kōng qì hěn shī rùn.The air in the south is very humid in spring.
- 湿润。Yǔ hòu tǔ rǎng biàn de shī rùn qǐ lái.After the rain, the soil became moist.
- 湿润,。Tā de yǎn jing yǒu xiē shī rùn, dàn méi yǒu kū chū lái.Her eyes were a bit moist, but she didn't cry.
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