# 沉闷 (chénmèn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 沉闷 (chénmèn) means “oppressive; gloomy; stifling”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: oppressive; gloomy; stifling
- Pinyin: chénmèn (chen2 men4)
- Traditional: 沉悶
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 下雨前，屋里的空气显得格外沉闷。
  Xiàyǔ qián, wū lǐ de kōngqì xiǎnde géwài chénmèn.
  Before the rain, the air in the room felt particularly stifling.

## Characters

- [沉](https://hanziro.com/word/chen-heavy/) (chén): heavy; to sink
- [闷](https://hanziro.com/word/men-stuffy/) (mēn): stuffy; to cover tightly

https://hanziro.com/word/chen-men-oppressive/

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