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阴

yīn · yin/Yīn · yin

Traditional 陰 / 隂

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Meaning

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yīn 陰

  1. overcast (weather)
  2. cloudy
  3. shady
  4. Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  5. negative (electric.)
  6. feminine
  7. moon
  8. implicit
  9. hidden
  10. genitalia

Yīn 陰

  1. surname Yin

yīn 隂

  1. variant of 陰 / 阴 (yīn)
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A cloudy day for photos

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)阴天(yīntiān)，没有(méiyǒu)太阳(tàiyang)，拍照(pāizhào)不(bù)好看(hǎokàn)。

    It is overcast today, no sun. Photos do not look nice.

  2. Liangliang

    不对(bùduì)，阴天(yīntiān)拍照(pāizhào)最(zuì)好(hǎo)。

    Not true. Overcast days are the best for photos.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  4. Liangliang

    阴天(yīntiān)光(guāng)很(hěn)软(ruǎn)，脸上(liǎnshàng)没有(méiyǒu)影子(yǐngzi)。

    On an overcast day the light is soft and there are no shadows on faces.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)拍(pāi)，趁(chèn)天(tiān)还(hái)阴(yīn)。

    Then let's take photos quickly while the sky is still overcast!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)阴(yīn)沉(chén)，可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)下(xià)雨(yǔ)。

The weather is overcast today; it might rain.

02

这(zhè)棵(kē)大(dà)树(shù)下(xià)面(miàn)很(hěn)阴(yīn)凉(liáng)，适(shì)合(hé)休(xiū)息(xi)。

Under this big tree it is very shady, suitable for resting.

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