Definition
潮湿 (cháo shī) describes air, weather, or a place that feels damp and humid, often uncomfortably so. It's stronger and more specific than 湿 (shī 'wet'), which can mean simply wet from water, and more common than 潮 (cháo 'damp'), which also means 'tide'. 湿润 (shī rùn) is a milder, more neutral 'moist'.
adjective
damphumidmoist
Easily confused
- 超市chāo shìsound-alikesupermarket
Examples
- 潮湿。Jīntiān kōngqì hěn cháo shī.The air is very humid today.
- 潮湿，。Zhège fángjiān tài cháo shī le, yīnggāi dǎkāi chuānghù.This room is too damp; we should open the window.
- ，潮湿。Yīfu xǐ le yì zhěng tiān hái méi gān, háishì hěn cháo shī.The clothes have been washed all day but still aren't dry; they are still very damp.
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