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阴暗

阴暗 (yīn àn): Dark / Gloomy (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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阴暗 consists of 2 characters.

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Word Info

Pinyinyīn àn

MeaningDark / Gloomy

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word阴暗

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3.

How to Use 阴暗 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 阴暗 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

yīn阴

àn暗

neutral

become dark

Subject + Predicate

guāng光

xiàn线

yīn阴

àn暗

neutral

dim light

Adjective + Nounwith角落

yīn阴

àn暗

de的

jiǎo角

luò落

4.

Example Sentences with 阴暗

zhè这

ge个

fáng房

jiān间

hěn很

yīn阴

àn暗

nèi内

xīn心

yīn阴

àn暗

formal

dark hearted

neutral

dark corner

。

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He has lived in a dark basement for a long time, and his personality has become withdrawn.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

jiē揭

shì示

le了

gāi该

háng行

yè业

nèi内

bù部

yì一

xiē些

yīn阴

àn暗

de的

jiāo交

yì易

nèi内

mù幕

。

This report reveals some shady transaction details within the industry.

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

qíng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?

tā他

de的

nèi内

xīn心

bìng并

bú不

xiàng像

wài外

biǎo表

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

nà那

me么

yīn阴

àn暗

，

fǎn反

ér而

hěn很

shàn善

liáng良

。

His inner self is not as gloomy as he appears on the outside; in fact, he is very kind.

nà那

ge个

gù故

shì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.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tiān天

qì气

yīn阴

àn暗

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

de的

xīn心

qíng情

què却

yīn因

zhè这

cì次

jù聚

huì会

ér而

gé格

wài外

míng明

lǎng朗

。

Although the weather was gloomy, our mood became exceptionally bright because of this gathering.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 阴暗.

Words with 阴

阴谋yīn móuHSK 6
阴历yīn lìHSK 7-9
阴影yīn yǐngHSK 7-9
阴性yīn xìngHSK 7-9
阴天yīn tiān

Words with 暗

暗示àn shìHSK 6
黑暗hēi ànHSK 6
暗中àn zhōngHSK 7-9
暗地里àn dì lǐHSK 7-9
晦暗huì àn
暗杀àn shā
明碉暗堡míngdiāo ànbǎo