Chinese word

湿度

Pronunciation

Pinyinshī dù

Meaning

  • nounhumidity

Example

冬天湿度低，空气很干燥。dōng tiān shī dù dī kōng qì hěn gān zào

In winter, humidity is low, and the air is very dry.

Illustration for 湿度 (humidity)

More examples

室内湿度的变化会影响睡眠质量。shì nèi shī dù de biàn huà huì yíng xiǎng shuì mián zhì liàng

Changes in indoor humidity can affect sleep quality.

Core concept

The air's invisible moisture level, used to describe why conditions feel dry, sticky, or somewhere between.

Common phrases

  • 空气湿度kōng qì shī dù

    air humidity

  • 湿度变化shī dù biàn huà

    changes in humidity

  • 相对湿度xiāng duì shī dù

    relative humidity

Similar words

水蒸气shuǐ zhēng qì: The gas form of water found in the air.
气温qì wēn: A measure of how warm or cold the surrounding air is.

Definition in Chinese

指空气中水蒸气含量的多少，通常以相对湿度的百分比表示，影响人体的干燥感和闷热感。zhǐ kōng qì zhōng shuǐ zhēng qì hán liàng de duō shǎo tōng cháng yǐ xiāng duì shī dù de bǎi fēn bǐ biǎo shì yíng xiǎng rén tǐ de gān zào gǎn hé mēn rè gǎn

Word origin

The word 湿度 (shīdù, "humidity") is formed from 湿 (shī, "damp") and 度 (dù, "degree"), giving the idea of a measured degree of dampness.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese weather talk, this measure is often mentioned with temperature, since the same percentage can feel different in cool and warm air.

Opposites

  • 干燥度gān zào dùdrynessnoun

Related words

  • 湿度变化shī dù biàn huàhumidity changenoun
  • 湿度控制shī dù kòng zhìhumidity controlnoun

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