闷骚
mēn sāo · (coll.) outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 闷骚
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled
烦闷fánmènmoody; gloomy
牢骚láosāodiscontent; complaint; to complain
闷mēnstuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly
闷热mēnrèsultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy; stifling hot
纳闷儿nàmènrerhua variant of 納悶|纳闷[na4 men4]