阴霾

陰霾

yīnmái

noun #21,108

Meanings

1 haze
2 smog
3 (figurative) gloom
4 dark cloud hanging over something

Characters

dark; cloudy; yin

haze; smog; dust storm

Examples

城市上空笼罩着一层阴霾。

Chéngshì shàngkōng lǒngzhào zhe yī céng yīnmái.

A layer of haze hangs over the city.

他努力驱散内心的阴霾。

Tā nǔlì qūsàn nèixīn de yīnmái.

He worked hard to dispel the gloom in his heart.

Tips

usage

阴霾 works both literally (atmospheric haze/smog) and figuratively (emotional darkness or oppression). The figurative sense is very common: 心中阴霾 (the gloom in one's heart), 阴霾散去 (the clouds lift).

Stroke Order

阴 yīn

霾 mái