闷

zuó tiān yòu mēn yòu rè

昨天又闷又热。

It was very hot and oppressive yesterday.

nà lǐ zhēn mēn

那里真闷。

The air here is terribly close.

fáng li tài mēn le

房里太闷了。

The room is too stuffy.

mēn miè huǒ

闷灭火

smother fire

chá gāng pào shang mēn huì r zài hē

茶刚泡上，闷会儿再喝。

I have just made the tea, but it needs to draw for a while.

mǐ fàn mēn zài guō li

米饭闷在锅里。

The meal is covered in the pot.

bǎ hái zi mēn zài jiā lǐ miàn

把孩子闷在家里面

shut one's child indoor

tā zhěng tiān mēn zài jiā li kàn shū

她整天闷在家里看书。

She shuts herself indoors and reads all day.

tā mēn zài wū li kū

她闷在屋里哭

She shuts herself indoors and cries.

tā fù qīn shuō huà mēn shēng mēn qì de

她父亲说话闷声闷气的。

Her father spoke in a muffled voice.

mēn de shēng yīn

闷的声音

muffled voice

mēn de bào zhà shēng

闷的爆炸声

muffled explosion

bǎ dān xīn mēn zài xīn li

把担心闷在心里

bottle one's worry up

huì shang dà jiā mēn zhù le

会上大家闷住了。

Everybody is tonguetied at the meeting.

mēn shēng bù xiǎng

闷声不响

keep silent