Hanzi
Traditional
吟
Simplified
吟

old variant of 吟[yin2]

Hanzi

Pinyin

yín, yǐn, jìn

Bopomofo

ㄧㄣˊ, ㄧㄣˇ, ㄐㄧㄣˋ

Jyutping

jam4

Example sentences

呻吟 shēnyín
受傷的病人低聲呻吟，護士立刻過來查看。
受伤的病人低声呻吟，护士立刻过来查看。

The injured patient groaned softly, and the nurse came over at once to check on them.

沉吟 chényín
他沉吟片刻，才回答這個棘手的問題。
他沉吟片刻，才回答这个棘手的问题。

He paused in thought for a moment before answering the tricky question.

吟 yín
詩人坐在窗前低聲吟詩。
诗人坐在窗前低声吟诗。

The poet sat by the window and softly chanted a poem.

吟詠 / 吟咏 yínyǒng
他正在窗前獨自吟詠詩歌。
他正在窗前独自吟咏诗歌。

He is chanting poetry alone in front of the window.

清朝 qīngzhāo
詩人清朝便起來對著窗外的美景吟詠。
诗人清朝便起来对著窗外的美景吟咏。

The poet got up early in the morning and chanted while facing the beautiful scenery outside the window.

Example Vocabulary

呻吟

shen1'yin2

to groan or moan from pain or sorrow; a groan or moan

吟唱

yin2'chang4

吟詩

吟誦

yin2'song4

沉吟

chen2'yin2

to hesitate and ponder; to murmur or recite quietly

無病呻吟

wu2'bing4'shen1'yin2

吟

yin2

to chant or recite; to sigh or groan; a type of classical poem

吟哦

yin2'e2

吟詠

yin2'yong3

to chant; to recite (poetry, etc.); to sing

吟游

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