阴云

陰雲

yīnyún

noun #30,167

Measure Word

一片阴云 piàn

Meanings

1 dark clouds
2 overcast clouds
3 (figuratively) gloom, looming threat

Characters

shady, overcast, yin

Examples

天空布满了阴云。

Tiānkōng bùmǎn le yīnyún.

The sky was covered with dark clouds.

战争的阴云笼罩着这个国家。

Zhànzhēng de yīnyún lǒngzhào zhe zhège guójiā.

The dark clouds of war hung over this country.

Tips

usage

Used both literally (rain clouds) and figuratively (looming danger, gloom). Common collocations: 阴云密布 (yīnyún mìbù, "dark clouds densely packed," the sky is overcast / a tense atmosphere) and 阴云笼罩 (yīnyún lǒngzhào, dark clouds shroud).

Stroke Order

阴 yīn

云 yún