阴云

陰雲

yīnyún

noun #30,167

Measure Word

一片阴云 piàn

Meanings

1 dark clouds
2 overcast clouds
3 gloom; looming threat

Characters

shady; overcast; yin

Examples

HSK 6

天空布满了阴云。

Tiānkōng bùmǎn le yīnyún.

The sky was covered with dark clouds.

HSK 7-9

战争的阴云笼罩着这个国家。

Zhànzhēng de yīnyún lǒngzhào zhe zhège guójiā.

The dark clouds of war hung over this country.

Tips

usage

Used both literally (rain clouds) and figuratively (looming danger, gloom). Common collocations: 阴云密布 (yīnyún mìbù, "dark clouds densely packed," the sky is overcast / a tense atmosphere) and 阴云笼罩 (yīnyún lǒngzhào, dark clouds shroud).

Stroke Order

阴 yīn

云 yún