陰沉

阴沉
yīnchén
gloomy

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

  1. 天色陰暗沉鬱。
  2. 性格陰鬱深沉，難以開朗坦誠。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 陰 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
=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

陰沉沉 yīnchénchén dark (weather, mood)

Related entries

陰森 yīnsēn
  1. gloomy
  2. sinister
  3. eerie
陰鬱 yīnyù (of skies or one's mood) gloomy
鬱悶 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

心緒不佳 xīnxùbùjiā
  1. out of sorts
  2. gloomy
愁悶 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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