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mēn

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mēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mēn | men1
English translation
stuffy
shut indoors
to smother
to cover tightly
bored
depressed
melancholy
sealed
airtight
tightly closed
gloomy, depressed, melancholy

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About mēn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

mèn

Contains the radical

Mén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

heart

Etymology of mēn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

门心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Mén

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Mén represents the sound. Simplified form of mèn .

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Example sentences using mēn

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弗烈 biē le 一肚子 yī dù zi 闷气,一直 yīzhí zài 抽雪前 yān .

Freddie had been puffing on his cigar angrily.

纳闷 nà mèn 为什么 wèishénme 火鸡 huǒ jī 总是 zǒngshì 感恩节 Gǎn ēn jié Lián 在一起 zài yī qǐ ne ?

I wonder why turkey seems to belong to Thanksgiving?

hǎo de chá zài mēn 一会儿 yīhuìr .

Let the tea stand a while to draw flavour.

布朗 Bù lǎng 闷闷不乐 mèn mèn bù lè ; jiǎo shǎng de 丛林 cóng lín chuāng yòu tòng yòu yǎng .

Brown was depressed; the jungle ulcers on his feet had begun to itch and smart.

suǒ 房子 fáng zi yòu 古老 gǔ lǎo ,又阴 cǎn cǎn de ; zài 那儿 nà r jiù 闷得 yāo .

The house is so antique and dismal that it depresses me dreadfully.

Words with mēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
郁闷 yù mèn gloomy鬱悶
mēn bored mèn
沉闷 chénmèn heavy沉悶
纳闷 nà mèn puzzled納悶
闷闷不乐 mèn mèn bù lè depressed悶悶不樂
苦闷 kǔ mèn depressed苦悶
闷热 mēn rè sultry悶熱
解闷 jiě mèn a diversion解悶
烦闷 fán mèn moody煩悶
生闷气 shēng mèn qì to seethe生悶氣
憋闷 biē men to feel oppressed憋悶
闷酒 mèn jiǔ alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows悶酒
闷雷 mèn léi blow悶雷
纳闷儿 nàmènr puzzled納悶兒
闷声不响 mēn shēng bù xiǎng to keep silent悶聲不響
愁闷 chóu mèn depressed愁悶
闷葫芦 mèn hú lu fig. enigma悶葫蘆
忧闷 yōu mèn depressed憂悶
闷声闷气 mēn shēng mēn qì muffled悶聲悶氣
逗闷子 dòu mèn zi (dialect) to joke逗悶子
消愁解闷 xiāo chóu jiě mèn to relieve stress消愁解悶
散闷 sàn mèn to divert oneself from melancholy散悶

mēn Decomposition & Compounds

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mēn Decomposition

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mēn Compounds

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