阴沉 meaning in English

yīnchén

gloomy

Traditional 陰沉13 strokes

Meaning of 阴沉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yīnchén
  1. gloomy

阴沉 in example sentences

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

玛mǎ莉lì拉lā阴yīn沉chén著zhù脸liǎn。
Marilla's face was rather grim.
雨yǔ让ràng秋qiū天tiān的de日rì子zi阴yīn沉chén沉chén的de。
The rain made the autumn day dismal.

Stroke order for each character

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阴 yīn · overcast · 6 strokes

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沉 chén · to submerge · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 阴沉.

阴天yīntiāncloudy day; overcast sky
沉默chénmòtaciturn; uncommunicative
沉重chénzhòngheavy; hard
阴谋yīnmóuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
阴影yīnyǐng(lit. and fig.) shadow
沉浸chénjìnto soak; to permeate
阴暗yīn'àndim; dark
沉迷chénmíto be engrossed; to be absorbed with
消沉xiāochénto sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
阴性yīnxìngnegative; feminine
沉闷chénmènoppressive (of weather); heavy
沉思chénsīto contemplate; to ponder

Questions about 阴沉

What does 阴沉 mean?

阴沉 (yīnchén) means "gloomy".

How do you write 阴沉?

阴沉 is made of 2 characters: 阴 (6 strokes), 沉 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

How is 阴沉 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 阴沉 is written 陰沉.