阴 yīn
“overcast (weather); cloudy; shady”
adjective, adverbial adjective, attributiveHSK 2 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 陰
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
阴 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 476: 阴 yīn — Level 2; official annotation 2 (形). PDF page 91
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 阴
阴 describes weather that is overcast or cloudy, with little or no direct sun. It is most often used in the fixed phrase 阴天 for a cloudy day, or after 天 to say the sky has turned overcast. It usually appears before 天 or as a predicate after 天, not with 很 before 阴天.
例句Example sentences
- 今天阴天，可能会下雨。jīn tiān yīn tiān, kě néng huì xià yǔ.It's cloudy today; it might rain.
- 天阴了，我们快回家吧。tiān yīn le, wǒ men kuài huí jiā ba.It's turned overcast; let's hurry home.
- 我喜欢阴天，因为不太热。wǒ xǐ huan yīn tiān, yīn wèi bú tài rè.I like cloudy days because it isn't too hot.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗今天很阴天。
✓今天阴天。
阴天 is a noun, so it cannot be modified by 很; use it alone or say 天很阴.
义项All meanings
- Yīn: surname Yin
- yīn: overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine
- yīn: variant of 阴
相关词语Related words
- 阴天 yīn tiān