sultry; humid and hot
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
sultry; humid and hot; muggy
Describes weather, air, or environments that are oppressively humid and hot. Slightly more literary than 闷热 but commonly used in both spoken and written contexts.
Jiāng江
nán南
de的
xià夏
tiān天
rù溽
rè热
nán难
nài耐
，
ràng让
rén人
chuǎn喘
bù不
guò过
qì气
lái来
。
Summers in Jiangnan are unbearably sultry, making it hard to breathe.
Fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
shí十
fēn分
rù溽
rè热
，
kuài快
bǎ把
chuāng窗
hù户
dǎ打
kāi开
tòu透
tòu透
qì气
。
The room is extremely humid and hot; quickly open the window to let in some air.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
rù溽
rè热
de的
tiān天
qì气
zuì最
róng容
yì易
ràng让
rén人
zhòng中
shǔ暑
。
This kind of muggy weather is most likely to cause heatstroke.