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阴影

yīn yǐng · yin ying

Traditional 陰影

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (lit. and fig.) shadow
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A shadow on the wall

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，墙(qiáng)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)大(dà)阴影(yīnyǐng)！

    Dengdeng, there is a big shadow on the wall!

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)怕(pà)，那(nà)是(shì)树(shù)的(de)阴影(yīnyǐng)。

    Do not be scared. That is the tree's shadow.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)在(zài)动(dòng)！

    But it is moving!

  4. Dengdeng

    风(fēng)吹(chuī)树(shù)动(dòng)，阴影(yīnyǐng)也(yě)会(huì)动(dòng)。

    The wind blows, the tree moves, so the shadow moves too.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)这个(zhège)阴影(yīnyǐng)有(yǒu)两只(liǎngzhǐ)长(cháng)耳朵(ěrduo)。

    But this shadow has two long ears.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)阴影(yīnyǐng)，我(wǒ)戴(dài)着(zhe)兔子帽(tùzimào)。

    That is my shadow. I am wearing a bunny hat.

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2 examples
01

不(bù)存(cún)在(zài)没(méi)有(yǒu)阴(yīn)影(yǐng)的(de)光(guāng)明(míng)，也(yě)不(bù)存(cún)在(zài)没(méi)有(yǒu)光(guāng)明(míng)的(de)阴(yīn)影(yǐng)。

There's no light without shade, and no shade without light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)件(jiàn)事(shì)给(gěi)他(tā)留(liú)下(xià)了(le)很(hěn)深(shēn)的(de)心(xīn)理(lǐ)阴(yīn)影(yǐng)。

That incident left a deep psychological shadow on him.

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