闷热
mēnrè
hot and stuffy; sultry
Characters in this word
热 rè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 执 to execute 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 台风来临前，整座城市异常闷热，空气像被厚布盖住一样。 Táifēng láilín qián, zhěng zuò chéngshì yìcháng mēnrè, kōngqì xiàng bèi hòu bù gàizhù yíyàng. Before the typhoon arrived, the whole city was unusually hot and stuffy, as if the air had been covered with thick cloth.
- 夏天的傍晚又闷热又潮湿，一点风也没有。 Xiàtiān de bàngwǎn yòu mēnrè yòu cháoshī, yìdiǎn fēng yě méiyǒu. Summer evenings are hot, stuffy and humid, without a breath of wind.
- 公交车里太闷热了，不少乘客都在用手扇风。 Gōngjiāochē lǐ tài mēnrè le, bù shǎo chéngkè dōu zài yòng shǒu shān fēng. It is too hot and stuffy on the bus, and quite a few passengers are fanning themselves with their hands.
Related words
- 沉闷 chénmèn oppressive; dull; stuffy
- 烦闷 fánmèn depressed; gloomy; vexed
- 闷 mēn stuffy; to cover tightly; to keep covered
- 闷 mèn depressed; bored; dull
- 纳闷儿 nàmènr to feel puzzled; to be bewildered
- 郁闷 yùmèn depressed; gloomy; frustrated
- 热 rè hot
- 热情 rèqíng warm and friendly
- 热爱 rè'ài to love deeply
- 热烈 rèliè warm; enthusiastic
- 热闹 rènao lively; bustling
- 热心 rèxīn helpful