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yún
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. (classical) to say
  2. 2. cloud

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Words Containing 云

密云县
mì yún xiàn

Miyun county in Beijing

云石斑鸭
yún shí bān yā

(bird species of China) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)

驾云
jià yún

to ride the clouds

烘云托月
hōng yún tuō yuè

lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil

小云雀
xiǎo yún què

(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)

云雾径迹
yún wù jìng jì

cloud track (trace of ionizing particle in cloud chamber)

云霄飞车
yún xiāo fēi chē

roller coaster

云阳县
yún yáng xiàn

Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

炽热火山云
chì rè huǒ shān yún

nuée ardente

连云港
lián yún gǎng

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

星云表
xīng yún biǎo

catalog of stars and nebulae

乌云
wū yún

black cloud

云龙县
yún lóng xiàn

Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

祥云
xiáng yún

Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

筋斗云
jīn dǒu yún

Sun Wukong's magical cloud

疑云
yí yún

a haze of doubts and suspicions

连云区
lián yún qū

Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[lián yún gǎng shì], Jiangsu

云集
yún jí

to gather (in a crowd)

白云石
bái yún shí

dolomite

飞行云
fēi xíng yún

contrail

云杉
yún shān

spruce

积雨云
jī yǔ yún

cumulonimbus (cloud)

三叶星云
sān yè xīng yún

Trifid Nebula M20

云贵高原
yún guì gāo yuán

Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan

如云
rú yún

like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)

金正云
jīn zhèng yún

erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[jīn zhèng ēn]

高云
gāo yún

Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty

九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài

beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)

左云县
zuǒ yún xiàn

Zuoyun county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

云南柳莺
yún nán liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)

故云
gù yún

that's why it is called...

云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn

the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)

云霄
yún xiāo

Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

云贵川
yún guì chuān

Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan

卷积云
juǎn jī yún

cirrocumulus (cloud)

烟消云散
yān xiāo yún sàn

to vanish like smoke in thin air

云气
yún qì

mist

云安
yún ān

Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong

云云
yún yún

and so on

翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ

to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground

行云流水
xíng yún liú shuǐ

lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)

马云
mǎ yún

Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[ā lǐ bā bā]

浮云
fú yún

floating clouds

卷层云
juǎn céng yún

cirrostratus (cloud)

刘云山
liú yún shān

Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012

云冈石窟
yún gāng shí kū

Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西

翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ

lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain

仙女座大星云
xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún

great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

玫瑰星云
méi guī xīng yún

Rosette nebula NGC 2237

青云直上
qīng yún zhí shàng

rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post

云母
yún mǔ

mica

亮星云
liàng xīng yún

emission nebula

云游
yún yóu

to wander (typically of an errant priest)

密云
mì yún

Miyun town and county in Beijing

蜘蛛星云
zhī zhū xīng yún

Tarantula Nebula

云石
yún shí

marble

猎户座大星云
liè hù zuò dà xīng yún

the Great Nebula in Orion M42

云里雾里
yún lǐ wù lǐ

amidst the clouds and mist

云阳
yún yáng

Yunyang county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

云计算
yún jì suàn

cloud computing

层积云
céng jī yún

stratocumulus cloud

刘青云
liú qīng yún

Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor

阴云
yīn yún

dark cloud

波状云
bō zhuàng yún

undulatus

云龙
yún lóng

Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu

云溪区
yún xī qū

Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

白云
bái yún

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

庆云县
qìng yún xiàn

Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong

银河星云
yín hé xīng yún

galactic nebula

云雨
yún yǔ

lit. cloud and rain

蟹状星云
xiè zhuàng xīng yún

Crab Nebula

漏斗云
lòu dǒu yún

funnel cloud

云和县
yún hé xiàn

Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

庆云
qìng yún

Qingyun county in Dezhou 德州[dé zhōu], Shandong

灌云县
guàn yún xiàn

Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港[lián yún gǎng], Jiangsu

连云港市
lián yún gǎng shì

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní

as different as heaven and earth (idiom)

云梯
yún tī

(military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times

云和
yún hé

Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

大旱之望云霓
dà hàn zhī wàng yún ní

see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[dà hàn wàng yún ní]

云鬓
yún bìn

a woman's beautiful, thick hair

天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú

fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

晴时多云
qíng shí duō yún

mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)

平步青云
píng bù qīng yún

to rapidly go up in the world

陈云
chén yún

Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist

李云娜
lǐ yún nà

Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009

缙云县
jìn yún xiàn

Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

大旱望云霓
dà hàn wàng yún ní

lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)

云梦县
yún mèng xiàn

Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei

白云岩
bái yún yán

dolomite (geology)

赵云
zhào yún

Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

起云剂
qǐ yún jì

clouding agent

马头星云
mǎ tóu xīng yún

the Horse's Head nebula

蘑菇云
mó gū yún

mushroom cloud

不知所云
bù zhī suǒ yún

to not know what sb is driving at

云吞
yún tūn

wonton

曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

云雾
yún wù

clouds and mist

发射星云
fā shè xīng yún

radiant nebula

风云变幻
fēng yún biàn huàn

changeable situation (idiom)

直上云霄
zhí shàng yún xiāo

to soar into the sky

卷云
juǎn yún

cirrus (cloud)

紫云英
zǐ yún yīng

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

云浮市
yún fú shì

Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China

云雀
yún què

(bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)

白云机场
bái yún jī chǎng

Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou)

层云
céng yún

stratus (cloud)

灌云
guàn yún

Guanyun county in Lianyungang 連雲港|连云港[lián yún gǎng], Jiangsu

鹰星云
yīng xīng yún

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

高积云
gāo jī yún

altocumulus

云烟
yún yān

mist

云安县
yún ān xiàn

Yun'an county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong

青云
qīng yún

clear sky

星云
xīng yún

nebula

高唱入云
gāo chàng rù yún

loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies

云浮
yún fú

Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China

叱咤风云
chì zhà fēng yún

lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world

高耸入云
gāo sǒng rù yún

tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper

凌云县
líng yún xiàn

Lingyun county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi

风起云涌
fēng qǐ yún yǒng

to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)

云溪
yún xī

Yunxi district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

语云
yǔ yún

as the saying goes...

云城区
yún chéng qū

Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市[yún fú shì], Guangdong

吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù

to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)

云头
yún tóu

cloud

云隙光
yún xì guāng

crepuscular rays

云岩区
yún yán qū

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

高手如云
gāo shǒu rú yún

(idiom) teeming with experts

堕云雾中
duò yún wù zhōng

lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss

云豹
yún bào

clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

彩云
cǎi yún

rosy clouds

凌云
líng yún

Lingyun county in Baise 百色[bǎi sè], Guangxi

连云
lián yún

Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[lián yún gǎng shì], Jiangsu

过眼云烟
guò yǎn yún yān

ephemeral (idiom)

白云苍狗
bái yún cāng gǒu

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)

豪气干云
háo qì gān yún

lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)

云片糕
yún piàn gāo

a kind of cake

云散风流
yún sàn fēng liú

lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down

高层云
gāo céng yún

altostratus

云芝
yún zhī

turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)

云林县
yún lín xiàn

Yunlin county in Taiwan

云彩
yún cai

(coll.) cloud

风云
fēng yún

weather

多云
duō yún

cloudy (meteorology)

绮云
qǐ yún

beautiful clouds

青云谱区
qīng yún pǔ qū

Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

飞机云
fēi jī yún

contrail

云霭
yún ǎi

floating clouds

云朵
yún duǒ

a cloud

尘云
chén yún

dust cloud

义薄云天
yì bó yún tiān

supremely honorable and righteous

云端
yún duān

high in the clouds

云涌
yún yǒng

in large numbers

云岩
yún yán

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

礁湖星云
jiāo hú xīng yún

Lagoon Nebula M8

风流云散
fēng liú yún sàn

lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)

鹰状星云
yīng zhuàng xīng yún

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

人云亦云
rén yún yì yún

to say what everyone says (idiom)

云县
yún xiàn

Yun county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan

关云长
guān yún cháng

courtesy name of 關羽|关羽[guān yǔ]

白云区
bái yún qū

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

云霄县
yún xiāo xiàn

Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

陈云林
chén yún lín

Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì] (2008-2013)

积云
jī yún

cumulus

电子云
diàn zǐ yún

electron cloud

紫云
zǐ yún

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

风云人物
fēng yún rén wù

the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)

万里无云
wàn lǐ wú yún

cloudless

云层
yún céng

the clouds

依云
yī yún

Evian, mineral water company

云龙区
yún lóng qū

Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu

白云母
bái yún mǔ

muscovite

火烧云
huǒ shāo yún

nuée ardente

拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì

lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice

马蹄星云
mǎ tí xīng yún

Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17

雨层云
yǔ céng yún

nimbostratus

祥云县
xiáng yún xiàn

Xiangyun county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

云城
yún chéng

Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市[yún fú shì], Guangdong

云室
yún shì

cloud chamber (physics)

云梦
yún mèng

Yunmeng county in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei

左云
zuǒ yún

Zuoyun county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

弥漫星云
mí màn xīng yún

diffuse nebula

云南白斑尾柳莺
yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)

青云谱
qīng yún pǔ

Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

白云矿区
bái yún kuàng qū

Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[bāo tóu shì], Inner Mongolia

旋涡星云
xuán wō xīng yún

spiral nebula

河外星云
hé wài xīng yún

extragalactic nebula

过眼烟云
guò yǎn yān yún

ephemeral (idiom)

缙云
jìn yún

Jinyun county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

老鹰星云
lǎo yīng xīng yún

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

暗星云
àn xīng yún

(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula

浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù

floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence

反射星云
fǎn shè xīng yún

reflection nebula

紫云苗族布依族自治县
zǐ yún miáo zú bù yī zú zì zhì xiàn

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

云林
yún lín

Yunlin county in Taiwan