Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

yīn, yìn, ān

Bopomofo

ㄧㄣ, ㄧㄣˋ, ㄢ

Jyutping

jam1

Example sentences

光陰似箭,日月如梭。
光阴似箭,日月如梭。

Time flies like an arrow, days and months like a shuttle.

光陰似箭。
光阴似箭。

Time flies like an arrow.

今天天氣轉陰了。
今天天气转阴了。

The weather turned cloudy today.

人有悲歡離合,月有陰晴圓缺。
人有悲欢离合,月有阴晴圆缺。

People experience joys and sorrows, partings and reunions; just as the moon waxes and wanes.

明天是陰天,可能要下雨。
明天是阴天,可能要下雨。

Tomorrow is a cloudy day; it might rain.

那次意外事件在他心中蒙上了一層陰影。
那次意外事件在他心中蒙上了一层阴影。

That accident cast a shadow over his heart.

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