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| Pronunciation |
: |
yīn |
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| Meaning |
: |
- overcast (weather); cloudy; shady. (adj)
- hidden; secret. (adj)
- sinister. (adj)
- (in Chinese thought) Yin, the feminine or negative principle in nature. (n)
- the moon. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
阝 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
陰 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
11.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
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: |
pudendum; private parts of human body (female) |
| 4. |
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: |
gauce; conspiracy; plot |
| 5. |
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: |
insidious; sinister; treacherous |
| 7. |
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: |
dusk; sombre; gloomy |
| 10. |
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: |
heavy weather; overcast sky |
Sentences:
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| 天 |
: |
sky |
| 阴 |
: |
overcast |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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| 2. It’s been cloudy all morning. |
| zhěng |
gè |
zǎo |
shang |
dōu |
shì |
yīn |
tiān |
。 |
| 整 |
个 |
早 |
上 |
都 |
是 |
阴 |
天 |
。 |
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| 整个 |
: |
whole |
| 早上 |
: |
morning |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 阴天 |
: |
heavy weather; overcast sky |
|
| 3. It’s nice and cool under the trees. |
| shù |
yīn |
xià |
miàn |
tǐng |
liáng |
kuai |
。 |
| 树 |
阴 |
下 |
面 |
挺 |
凉 |
快 |
。 |
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| 树阴 |
: |
the shade of a tree |
| 下面 |
: |
under |
| 挺 |
: |
quite |
| 凉快 |
: |
cool |
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| 4. This ancient castle looks gloomy and terrifying. |
| zhè |
zuò |
gǔ |
bǎo |
kàn |
qǐ |
lái |
yīn |
sēn |
kǒng |
bù |
。 |
| 这 |
座 |
古 |
堡 |
看 |
起 |
来 |
阴 |
森 |
恐 |
怖 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 座 |
: |
measure word |
| 古堡 |
: |
ancient castle |
| 看起来 |
: |
it seems (or appears); it looks as if; look |
| 阴森 |
: |
gloomy |
| 恐怖 |
: |
terrifying |
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