阴影

陰影

yīnyǐng

noun HSK 6 #4,330

Meanings

A dark shadow — both literal shade and psychological shadows.

Nà jiàn shì zài tā xīnlǐ liú xià le yīn yǐng.

That incident left a psychological scar on him.

Shùmù de yīn yǐng xià hěn liángkuai.

It's cool in the shade of the trees.

Tóngnián de yīn yǐng 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