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阴暗

yīn àn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 陰暗

阴暗 (yīn àn) means "dim; dark; overcast". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 阴暗 means

1. dim
2. dark
3. overcast
4. darkness
5. shadow
6. (fig.) dismal
7. gloomy
8. somber
9. murky
10. shadowy (side)

The characters in 阴暗

• 阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy; shady
• 暗àndark; to turn dark; secret; hidden

Example sentences

• 前途一片阴暗。
  Qiántú yī piàn yīn'àn.
  The future looked very gloomy.
• 不要只盯着阴暗面。
  Bù yào zhǐ dīng zhe yīn'ànmiàn.
  Don't only look at the dark side.

Words starting with 阴暗

• 阴暗面yīn àn miànthe dark side (of society etc)

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