气闷闷

氣悶悶

qìmènmèn

adjective

Meanings

1 stifled and depressed, bottled up
2 feeling suffocatingly gloomy

Characters

stuffy, depressed

stuffy, depressed

Examples

一连几天下雨，心里气闷闷的。

Yīlián jǐ tiān xià yǔ, xīnli qìmènmèn de.

After days of rain I felt stifled and low-spirited.

这事憋在心里让他气闷闷的。

Zhè shì biē zài xīnli ràng tā qìmènmèn de.

Keeping the matter bottled up left him smothered with gloom.

Tips

usage

Describes the inside-the-chest feeling of suppressed air and mood, not outward anger. Pair with 心里 (心里气闷闷的) — not with outward verbs like 说, 喊.

Stroke Order

气 qì

闷 mèn