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damp

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

chao2shi1 • cháoshī

Meaning


Primary

damp

Alternatives

moist, wet, humid

Mnemonic


When the 潮 tide comes in it makes everything 溼 wet, and even when it leaves the sand, soil, and air will all remain 潮溼 damp.

Usage


今天 的 天氣 非常 潮溼。

The weather today is very damp.

地下室 又 暗 又 潮溼。

The basement is dark and damp.

我 把 潮溼 的 毛巾 掛 在 陽台 上。

I hung the damp towel on the balcony.

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