阴沉

陰沉
yīnchén
gloomy

CEDICT

  1. (of the sky) overcast; gloomy
  2. dark; poorly lit; unilluminated
  3. gloomy; somber; depressed
  4. overcast; gloomy

Wiktionary

  1. 天色阴暗沉鬱。
  2. 性格阴鬱深沉，难以开朗坦诚。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 阴 yīn
  1. overcast (weather)
  2. cloudy
  3. shady
  4. Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  5. negative (electric.)
  6. feminine
  7. moon
  8. implicit
  9. hidden
  10. genitalia
=1 阴 yīn variant of 阴 yīn
=2 沉 chén variant of 沉 chén
=2 沉 chén
  1. to submerge
  2. to immerse
  3. to sink
  4. to keep down
  5. to lower
  6. to drop
  7. deep
  8. profound
  9. heavy

Containing this entry

阴沉沉 yīnchénchén dark (weather, mood)

Related entries

阴森 yīnsēn
  1. gloomy
  2. sinister
  3. eerie
阴郁 yīnyù (of skies or one's mood) gloomy
郁闷 yùmèn
  1. gloomy
  2. depressed
湯姆失業後，為了排遣鬱悶的心情而開始了賭博。

After Tom lost his job, he started to gamble to cope with his depression.

Source: Tatoeba

心绪不佳 xīnxùbùjiā
  1. out of sorts
  2. gloomy
愁闷 chóumèn
  1. depressed
  2. gloomy
我们不能愁闷地看着这个城市就这样衰退下去。

We can't just look on dejectedly while this city continues to go into decline.

Source: Tatoeba

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