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阴暗
阴暗
(yīn àn): Dark / Gloomy (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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阴 • yīn • cloudy • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
yīn
阴
cloudy
暗 • àn • dark • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
àn
暗
dark
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 阴暗.
Words with
阴
阴谋
yīn móu
plot; scheme; conspiracy
阴历
yīn lì
lunar calendar
阴影
yīn yǐng
shadow
阴性
yīn xìng
Negative (medical test)
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
暗
暗示
àn shì
hint; imply
黑暗
hēi àn
dark
暗中
àn zhōng
In secret / in private
暗地里
àn dì lǐ
In secret / Behind the scenes
昏暗
hūn àn
dim; dark; gloomy
晦暗
huì àn
dark and gloomy
暗号
àn hào
secret signal; code
暗喻
àn yù
metaphor
4.
How to Use 阴暗 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
变得
biàn
变
de
得
yīn
阴
àn
暗
neutral
become dark
Subject + Predicate
guāng
光
xiàn
线
yīn
阴
àn
暗
Adjective + Noun
with
角落
yīn
阴
àn
暗
de
的
jiǎo
角
luò
落
5.
Example Sentences with 阴暗
zhè
这
ge
个
fáng
房
jiān
间
hěn
很
yīn
阴
neutral
dim light
nèi
内
xīn
心
yīn
阴
àn
暗
formal
dark hearted
neutral
dark corner
àn
暗
。
This room is very dark.
tā
他
cháng
长
qī
期
shēng
生
huó
活
zài
在
yīn
阴
àn
暗
de
的
dì
地
xià
下
shì
室
，
xìng
性
gé
格
yě
也
biàn
变
de
得
gū
孤
pì
僻
le
了
。
He has lived in a dark basement for a long time, and his personality has become withdrawn.
tā
他
duǒ
躲
zài
在
yīn
阴
àn
暗
de
的
jiǎo
角
luò
落
lǐ
里
kàn
看
shū
书
。
He hides in a dark corner to read a book.
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
nǐ
你
zǒng
总
shì
是
bǎ
把
shì
事
qing
情
wǎng
往
zuì
最
yīn
阴
àn
暗
de
的
fāng
方
miàn
面
qù
去
xiǎng
想
ne
呢
？
Why do you always think of things in the darkest possible way?
nà
那
ge
个
gù
故
shi
事
miáo
描
shù
述
le
了
rén
人
xìng
性
zhōng
中
yīn
阴
àn
暗
de
的
yí
一
miàn
面
。
That story describes the dark side of human nature.
