oppressive; depressing (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
沉悶
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Examples
天气阴沉，使得气氛显得很沉闷。 tiān qì yīn chén, shǐ dé qì fēn xiǎn dé hěn chén mèn. - The gloomy weather made the atmosphere very dull.
会议进行得很沉闷，没有太多有趣的讨论。 huì yì jìn xíng de hěn chén mèn, méi yǒu tài duō yǒu qù de tǎo lùn. - The meeting was conducted in a very dull manner, without much interesting discussion.
他们在一个沉闷的房间里等待了几个小时。 tā men zài yī gè chén mèn de fáng jiān lǐ děng dài le jǐ gè xiǎo shí. - They waited for several hours in a stuffy room.
这部电影的情节让人感到沉闷和压抑。 zhè bù diàn yǐng de qíng jié ràng rén gǎn dào chén mèn hé yā yì. - The plot of this movie makes people feel dull and depressed.
这个城市的生活气氛有些沉闷。 zhè ge chéng shì de shēng huó qì fēn yǒu xiē chén mèn. - The atmosphere of life in this city is a bit stifling.
Characters
沉 chén - heavy; profound, deep, gloomy; sink, descend; keep down; indulge |
闷 mēn - stuffy; (dialect, of a sound) muffled; cover tightly; shut oneself or sb. indoors; keep silent, say nothing |