阴凉

陰涼
yīnliáng
adjective #32,020

Meanings

  1. 1 shady and cool
  2. 2 shaded
  3. 3 cool spot out of the sun

Examples

Wǒmen zài shù xià zhǎo le gè yīnliáng de dìfang xiūxi.
We found a shady spot under a tree to rest.
Qǐng jiāng yàopǐn cúnfàng zài yīnliáng chù.
Please store the medicine in a cool, shaded place.

Tips

usage
Common on medicine and food labels: 阴凉保存 (store in a cool, shady place) and 阴凉干燥 (cool, dry place). here means 'shaded / out of sunlight' (its original sense — the shady north slope of a mountain), not 'gloomy'.
memory
(shade, no sun) + (cool) — combines the absence of sunlight with the resulting coolness. Picture stepping under a leafy tree on a hot day.

Stroke Order

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