muggy; sultry; sweltering
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
muggy and hot; sultry; oppressively humid and hot
literaryDescribes weather or atmospheric conditions that are hot, humid, and lacking ventilation. More literary in register than 闷热.
Shèng盛
shǔ暑
yù郁
rè热
，
lìng令
rén人
nán难
nài耐
。
The sweltering heat of midsummer is unbearable.
Dì地
xià下
shì室
yù郁
rè热
bù不
kān堪
，
wǒ我
men们
kuài快
shàng上
qù去
ba吧
。
The basement is unbearably stuffy and hot; let's go up quickly.
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Nán南
fāng方
de的
xià夏
tiān天
yù郁
rè热
cháo潮
shī湿
，
běi北
fāng方
rén人
wǎng往
wǎng往
bù不
xí习
guàn惯
。
Southern summers are sultry and humid, which northerners often find difficult to get used to.
Fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
yù郁
rè热
nán难
dāng当
，
kuài快
dǎ打
kāi开
chuāng窗
hù户
tòu透
tòu透
qì气
。
The room is stiflingly hot; quickly open the windows to let in some fresh air.