阴沉

Traditional (Taiwan): 陰沉

yīnchén ㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ

    • gloomy

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 阴暗 yīn'àn
    • 阴暗面 dark side
    • 阴暗潮湿 dark and damp

Antonyms 反义词

  • 晴朗 qínglǎng
    • 晴朗的夏日 a clear summer day
    • 格外晴朗 exceptionally clear

Telling them apart

阴沉 stresses a grey, leaden look and is used mainly of the sky and of a person's face. 阴暗 stresses lack of brightness or dimness and is used of weather, faces and lighting, and also of dark places.

Words that sound like yīnchén

Words with 阴沉

Starting with 阴沉

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