阴
yīn
cloudy, overcast
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 今天阴天。It's overcast today.
- 阴天没有太阳。No sun on overcast days.
Collocations
阴天阴沉阴雨
Mnemonic
阴 yīn "cloudy / yin" — traditional 陰. 阜 (hill) + 侌 (cloud/shadow). The opposite of 阳 yáng. The yin-yang 阴阳 cosmology is pan-East Asian.
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