Definition
解闷 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to relieve boredom' or 'to kill time'. The verb 解 ('to relieve') can separate from the object 闷 ('boredom') when adding aspects, durations, or the reduplicated form: you can say 解解闷 ('to relieve boredom a bit'), 解了个闷 ('killed some boredom'), or 解过闷 ('have relieved boredom'). The object cannot directly follow the verb without a separating element.
v.o.
to relieve boredomto kill time
Examples
- ，解闷。Zhōumò méi shì gàn, kàn le yí bù diànyǐng jiějie jiě mèn.I had nothing to do on the weekend, so I watched a movie to kill some time.
- ，。Tā wán le jǐ bǎ yóuxì, zǒngsuàn jiě le gè mèn.He played a few rounds of games and finally relieved his boredom a bit.
- 解闷，。Chūqù sànbù yě néng jiě mèn, bǐ yìzhí dāi zài jiā lǐ hǎo.Going out for a walk can also relieve boredom — it's better than staying at home all the time.
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