闷闷不乐

悶悶不樂

mènmènbùlè

idiom #12,683

Meanings

1 gloomy; depressed; sulky; in low spirits

Characters

gloomy; bored; stuffy

gloomy (repeated)

Examples

他今天一整天都闷闷不乐的。

Tā jīntiān yī zhěng tiān dōu mènmènbùlè de.

He's been gloomy all day today.

Tips

memory

闷闷 (stuffy/stifled, doubled for emphasis) + 不乐 (not happy) — feeling so stifled inside that you can't be happy.

Stroke Order

闷 mèn

不 bù

乐 lè