阴影

陰影

yīnyǐng

noun HSK 6 #4,330

Meanings

A dark shadow - both literal shade and psychological shadows.

HSK 2

那件事在他心里留下了阴影。

Nà jiàn shì zài tā xīnlǐ liúxià le yīnyǐng.

That incident left a psychological scar on him.

HSK 4

童年的阴影影响了他一生。

Tóngnián de yīnyǐng yǐngxiǎng le tā yīshēng.

Childhood trauma affected his whole life.

HSK 7-9

树木的阴影下很凉快。

Shùmù de yīnyǐng xià hěn liángkuai.

It's cool in the shade of the trees.

usage

阴影 is often used psychologically: 心理阴影 (psychological shadow/trauma). The phrase 留下阴影 (liú xià yīnyǐng) means 'to leave a lasting negative impact.'

阴 yīn

影 yǐng