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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沉闷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沉闷 chén mèn - oppressive (of weather)
- heavy
- depressed
- not happy
- (of sound) dull
- muffled

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 13,516 14,814 12,858

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
沉 chén- to submerge
- to immerse
- to sink
- to keep down
- to lower
- to drop
- deep
- profound
- heavy
闷 mēn- stuffy
- shut indoors
- to smother
- to cover tightly
闷 mèn- bored
- depressed
- melancholy
- sealed
- airtight
- tightly closed

Other Words Containing 沉闷

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
沉闷 6 8 13,516 14,814 12,858