阴陰 yīn — overcast, cloudy
yīn (first tone, high and level)yin1
Traditional: 陰
overcast, cloudy
HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjective
Meanings
overcast, cloudy
Of the sky: covered with cloud, the opposite of 晴. Weather reports pair the two, and 阴天 is a grey day just as 晴天 is a clear one.
adjective
Example sentences
- 今天是阴天。今天是陰天。Jīntiān (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) yīn (first tone, high and level) tiān. (first tone, high and level)···
It’s overcast today.
- 天阴了，可能要下雨。天陰了，可能要下雨。Tiān (first tone, high and level) yīn (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) kěnéng (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling) yǔ. (third tone, dipping)···
It has clouded over — it may rain.