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乌云

wū yún
团 tuán 层 céng 片 piàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. black cloud

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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白云
bái yún

Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

Opposite in color; white cloud vs. black cloud.

Related words

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彩云
cǎi yún

rosy clouds

Iridescent or colorful cloud; often used in poetic contexts.

Synonyms

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阴云
yīn yún

dark cloud

Used in descriptions of weather to indicate dark clouds.

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 密布 (dense covering) as in 乌云密布 (black clouds gather).

Cultural notes

Often metaphorically implies a gloomy or ominous atmosphere in literature.

Example Sentences

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天边有一片 乌云 。
There is a black cloud on the horizon.

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Child Words of 乌云

云
yún

(classical) to say

乌
wū

crow