How to say “humid” in Chinese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
很闷热。
🔊 Hěn mēn rè
Literally: “Very stuffy-hot.”
💡 闷热 = muggy, single compound adjective
今天好闷热，空气都是湿的。
🔊 Jīn tiān hǎo mēn rè, kōng qì dōu shì shī de
Literally: “Today very muggy, the air is all wet.”
💡 Natural description
又闷又热，像在蒸笼里一样，喘不过气来！
🔊 Yòu mēn yòu rè, xiàng zài zhēng lóng lǐ yī yàng, chuǎn bù guò qì lái!
Literally: “Both stuffy and hot, like being inside a steamer, can't catch breath!”
💡 蒸笼 = bamboo steamer; 喘不过气 = can't catch breath, very vivid
About these Chinese phrases
These Chinese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing humid conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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