潮湿
cháoshī
damp, humid
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 南方的梅雨季节很潮湿。The rainy season in the south is very humid.
- 地下室又阴又潮湿。The basement is dark and damp.
Collocations
潮湿的空气阴暗潮湿气候潮湿十分潮湿
Mnemonic
潮 cháo "tide/moist" + 湿 shī "wet": moist as the tide, i.e. damp, humid. Both have the water radical 氵. 阴暗潮湿 = dark and damp. Opposite of 干燥 (dry).
Related
干燥湿润阴湿潮气
Quick check
What radical do both characters of 潮湿 share?