阴暗

yīn àn · yin an

Traditional 陰暗

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)房间(fángjiān)太(tài)阴暗(yīnàn)了(le),白天(báitiān)也(yě)要(yào)开灯(kāidēng)。

    This room is too dim. We need the light on even in the day.

  2. Liangliang

    窗户(chuānghu)太(tài)小(xiǎo)了(le)。

    The window is too small.

  3. Dengdeng

    墙(qiáng)上(shàng)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)颜色(yánsè),更(gèng)阴暗(yīnàn)。

    The walls have no colour, so it is even dimmer.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)买(mǎi)一盏(yīzhǎn)黄色(huángsè)的(de)灯(dēng),再(zài)挂(guà)一幅(yīfú)画(huà)吧(ba)。

    Let's buy a yellow lamp and hang a painting.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi),开了灯(kāiledēng),一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)阴暗(yīnàn)了(le)。

    Good idea. Now with the light on, it is not dim at all.

  6. Liangliang

    房间(fángjiān)现在(xiànzài)这么(zhème)舒服(shūfu),我(wǒ)都(dōu)不(bù)想(xiǎng)出门(chūmén)了(le)。

    The room is so cozy now that I do not want to go out.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)巷(xiàng)又(yòu)窄(zhǎi)又(yòu)阴(yīn)暗(àn),晚(wǎn)上(shang)很(hěn)少(shǎo)有(yǒu)人(rén)经(jīng)过(guò)。

This alley is narrow and dark, and few people pass through it at night.

02

房(fáng)间(jiān)里(lǐ)的(de)光(guāng)线(xiàn)很(hěn)阴(yīn)暗(àn),看(kàn)书(shū)对(duì)眼(yǎn)睛(jing)不(bù)好(hǎo)。

The light in the room is very dim; reading there is bad for your eyes.

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