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阴影 (yīn yǐng): Shadow (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
阴 • yīn • cloudy • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
yīn
阴
cloudy
影 • yǐng • shadow, reflection, image
yǐng
影
shadow, reflection, image
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 阴影.
Words with
阴
阴谋
yīn móu
plot; scheme; conspiracy
阴历
yīn lì
lunar calendar
阴性
yīn xìng
Negative (medical test)
阴暗
yīn àn
Dark / Gloomy
光阴
guāng yīn
time (as a resource)
阴冷
yīn lěng
gloomy and cold; somber
阴囊
yīn náng
scrotum
阴天
yīn tiān
cloudy day; overcast sky
Words with
影
电影
diàn yǐng
film; movie
电影院
diàn yǐng yuàn
cinema; movie theater
影响
yǐng xiǎng
influence; to affect
合影
hé yǐng
group photo
影子
yǐng zi
shadow; reflection; trace
影片
yǐng piàn
a copy of a film
影视
yǐng shì
movies and television
摄影
shè yǐng
take a photograph; shoot a film
4.
How to Use 阴影 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
片
yī
一
piàn
片
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
neutral
a patch of shadow
Verb + Object
with
留下
liú
留
xià
下
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
Adjective + Noun
with
心理
xīn
心
lǐ
理
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
Idiom
with
挥之不去
huī
挥
zhī
之
bú
不
qù
去
de
的
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
Verb + Complement
with
笼罩
lǒng
笼
zhào
罩
zài
在
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
zhōng
中
5.
Example Sentences with 阴影
shù
树
xià
下
miàn
面
yǒu
有
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
neutral
leave a shadow (trauma)
neutral
psychological trauma
formal
lingering shadow
formal
Written
shrouded in shadow
。
There is a shadow under the tree.
zhè
这
cì
次
shī
失
bài
败
de
的
jīng
经
lì
历
，
zài
在
tā
他
xīn
心
zhōng
中
tóu
投
xià
下
le
了
nán
难
yǐ
以
mó
磨
miè
灭
de
的
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
。
This experience of failure cast an indelible shadow in his heart.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
jué
觉
de
得
，
zhè
这
jiàn
件
shì
事
yì
一
zhí
直
shì
是
nǐ
你
xīn
心
lǐ
里
de
的
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
ma
吗
？
Don't you think this matter has always been a shadow in your heart?
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
ràng
让
guò
过
qù
去
de
的
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
yǐng
影
xiǎng
响
zì
自
jǐ
己
duì
对
wèi
未
lái
来
de
的
pàn
判
duàn
断
。
He never let the shadows of the past affect his judgment about the future.
yáng
阳
guāng
光
tòu
透
guò
过
chuāng
窗
hù
户
，
zài
在
qiáng
墙
shàng
上
tóu
投
xià
下
měi
美
lì
丽
de
的
yīn
阴
yǐng
影
。
Sunlight shines through the window, casting beautiful shadows on the wall.
