Chinese word dictionary

排闷

pái mèn · to divert oneself from melancholy

Practice word

Word information

Simplified排闷

Traditional排悶

Pinyinpái mèn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

排pái

row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove

闷mèn

gloomy, depressed, melancholy

How to learn 排闷

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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