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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