灰蒙蒙
huī mēng mēng
Pinyin

Definition

灰蒙蒙
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huī mēng mēng
  1. dusky
  2. overcast (of weather)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

蒙
méng
  1. 1 drizzle
  2. 2 mist
灰
huī
  1. 1 ash
  2. 2 dust
  3. 3 lime
  4. 4 gray
  5. 5 discouraged
  6. 6 dejected
灰色
huī sè
  1. 1 gray
  2. 2 ash gray
  3. 3 grizzly
  4. 4 pessimistic
  5. 5 gloomy
  6. 6 dispirited
  7. 7 ambiguous
内蒙
Nèi měng
  1. 1 Inner Mongolia or Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū]
内蒙古
Nèi měng gǔ
  1. 1 Inner Mongolia
  2. 2 abbr. for 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū], Inner Mongolia autonomous region
吕蒙
Lu:3 Méng
  1. 1 Lü Meng (178-219), general of the southern state of Wu
启蒙
qǐ méng
  1. 1 variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qǐ méng]
  2. 2 to instruct the young
坑蒙拐骗
kēng mēng guǎi piàn
  1. 1 to swindle
  2. 2 to cheat
大灰狼
dà huī láng
  1. 1 big bad wolf
心灰意冷
xīn huī yì lěng
  1. 1 discouraged
  2. 2 downhearted
承蒙
chéng méng
  1. 1 to be indebted (to sb)
深灰色
shēn huī sè
  1. 1 dark gray
灰尘
huī chén
  1. 1 dust
灰姑娘
Huī gū niang
  1. 1 Cinderella
  2. 2 a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
灰心
huī xīn
  1. 1 to lose heart
  2. 2 to be discouraged
灰暗
huī àn
  1. 1 dull gray
  2. 2 drab
  3. 3 murky
灰溜溜
huī liū liū
  1. 1 dull gray
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 dejected
  4. 4 crestfallen
  5. 5 with one's tail between one's legs
灰烬
huī jìn
  1. 1 ashes
灰白
huī bái
  1. 1 colored
  2. 2 ash-colored
灰蒙蒙
huī mēng mēng
  1. 1 dusky
  2. 2 overcast (of weather)

Idioms (9)

吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
  1. 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán
  1. 1 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
  2. 2 sth malevolent returns to haunt one
灰不溜丢
huī bu liū diū
  1. 1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
  2. 2 boring and gray
  3. 3 unpleasantly murky
灰头土脸
huī tóu tǔ liǎn
  1. 1 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
  2. 2 covered in dirt
  3. 3 dejected and depressed
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
  1. 1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be annihilated
  3. 3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
  1. 1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. completely in the dark
万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī
  1. 1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
蒙昧无知
méng mèi wú zhī
  1. 1 benighted (idiom)
  2. 2 ignorant
面如灰土
miàn rú huī tǔ
  1. 1 ashen-faced (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你看这图片，到处都是灰蒙蒙的。还有人出门十分钟，两鼻孔就灌满了灰尘。北京人的肺伤不起啊！
nǐ kàn zhè túpiàn ，dàochù dōu shì huīméngméng de 。hái yǒu rén chūmén shí fēnzhōng ，liǎng bíkǒng jiù guàn mǎn le huīchén 。Běijīng rén de fèi shāngbuqǐ a ！
Take a look at this picture. Everything is gray. Some peoples' noses are clogged with dust just 10 minutes after leaving their houses. Beijing people's lungs really have it rough!
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