闷

悶

mèn

adjective HSK 7 #5,138

Meanings

Fángjiān lǐ tài mèn le, kāi gè chuānghù ba.

It's too stuffy in the room, let's open a window.

Tā yī gè rén zài jiā, juéde hěn mèn.

He was home alone and felt bored.

grammar

闷 has two pronunciations: mèn (stuffy, bored, depressed) and mēn (to cover tightly, to stew). 闷热 (mēnrè, muggy) uses the first tone.

usage

纳闷 (nàmèn) means 'to wonder/be puzzled'. 郁闷 (yùmèn) means 'gloomy/depressed'.

闷 mèn