阴暗 meaning in English

yīn'àn

dim; dark

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 陰暗19 strokes

Meaning of 阴暗

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yīn'àn
  1. dim
  2. dark
  3. overcast
  4. darkness
  5. shadow
  6. (fig.) dismal
  7. gloomy
  8. somber

阴暗 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

不bú要yào只zhǐ盯dīng着zhe阴yīn暗àn面miàn。
Don't only look at the dark side.
前qián途tú一yī片piàn阴yīn暗àn。
The future looked very gloomy.

Stroke order for each character

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阴 yīn · overcast · 6 strokes

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暗 àn · dark · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 阴暗.

阴天yīntiāncloudy day; overcast sky
黑暗hēi'àndark; darkly
暗示ànshìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
阴谋yīnmóuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
阴影yīnyǐng(lit. and fig.) shadow
暗杀ànshāto assassinate
暗中ànzhōngin the dark; in secret
阴性yīnxìngnegative; feminine
暗地里àndìlǐsecretly; inwardly; on the sly
阴茎yīnjīngpenis
阴道yīndàovagina
暗号ànhàosecret signal; password; countersign

Questions about 阴暗

What does 阴暗 mean?

阴暗 (yīn'àn) means "dim; dark" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 阴暗?

阴暗 is made of 2 characters: 阴 (6 strokes), 暗 (13 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 阴暗 an HSK word?

Yes. 阴暗 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 阴暗 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 阴暗 is written 陰暗.