阴影

陰影

yīnyǐng

noun HSK 6 #4,330

Meanings

A dark shadow — both literal shade and psychological shadows.

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.

树木的阴影下很凉快。

Shùmù de yīnyǐng xià hěn liángkuai.

It's cool in the shade of the trees.

童年的阴影影响了他一生。

Tóngnián de yīnyǐng yǐngxiǎng le tā yīshēng.

Childhood trauma affected his whole life.

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