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yīn
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. overcast (weather)
  2. 2. cloudy
  3. 3. shady
  4. 4. Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  5. 5. negative (electric.)
  6. 6. feminine
  7. 7. moon
  8. 8. implicit
  9. 9. hidden
  10. 10. genitalia

Words Containing 阴

格兰氏阴性
gé lán shì yīn xìng

Gram negative (of bacteria)

蒙阴县
méng yīn xiàn

Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong

汉阴县
hàn yīn xiàn

Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

Time is precious.

阴错阳差
yīn cuò yáng chā

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn

lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)

光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn

time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

湘阴县
xiāng yīn xiàn

Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

阴霾
yīn mái

haze

阴极射线管
yīn jí shè xiàn guǎn

cathode ray tube

阴道
yīn dào

vagina

阴私
yīn sī

shameful secret

湘阴
xiāng yīn

Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

阴虚
yīn xū

deficiency of yin 陰|阴[yīn] (TCM)

山阴县
shān yīn xiàn

Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi

阴笑
yīn xiào

to laugh evilly

阴曹地府
yīn cáo dì fǔ

netherworld

阴屁
yīn pì

queef

阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)

有阴影
yǒu yīn yǐng

shadowy

阴囊
yīn náng

scrotum

一命归阴
yī mìng guī yīn

see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]

阳奉阴违
yáng fèng yīn wéi

outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service

观落阴
guān luò yīn

a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey

阴影
yīn yǐng

(lit. and fig.) shadow

江阴市
jiāng yīn shì

Jiangyin, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu

阴精
yīn jīng

sex fluids

蒙阴
méng yīn

Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong

淮阴区
huái yīn qū

Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[huái ān shì], Jiangsu

平阴
píng yīn

Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong

林阴大道
lín yīn dà dào

boulevard

赴阴曹
fù yīn cáo

to enter hell

山阴
shān yīn

Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi

阴阳合同
yīn yáng hé tóng

a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table \yin contract\ 陰合同|阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine \yang contract\ 陽合同|阳合同 in order to deceive authorities

阴平声
yīn píng shēng

high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

假阴性
jiǎ yīn xìng

false negative

阴唇
yīn chún

labia

汤阴县
tāng yīn xiàn

Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[ān yáng], Henan

华阴市
huá yīn shì

Huayin, county-level city in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn

fig. free time is to be treasured

阴电
yīn diàn

negative electric charge

阴云
yīn yún

dark cloud

阴间
yīn jiān

the nether world

阴核
yīn hé

clitoris

阴离子
yīn lí zǐ

negative ion

阴风
yīn fēng

chill wind

阴宅
yīn zhái

tomb (feng shui term)

阴凉处
yīn liáng chù

shady place

露阴癖
lù yīn pǐ

indecent exposure

阴沉
yīn chén

gloomy

阴沉沉
yīn chén chén

dark (weather, mood)

阴历
yīn lì

lunar calendar

女阴
nǚ yīn

vulva

阴森
yīn sēn

gloomy

一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

阴茎套
yīn jīng tào

condom

阴骘
yīn zhì

charitable acts performed in secret

树阴
shù yīn

shade (of a tree)

阴虚火旺
yīn xū huǒ wàng

an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)

惜寸阴
xī cùn yīn

to cherish every moment

阴险毒辣
yīn xiǎn dú là

treacherous and murderous

阴平
yīn píng

high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

舔阴
tiǎn yīn

to perform cunnilingus

下阴
xià yīn

the genitals

虚度光阴
xū dù guāng yīn

to waste time on worthless activities

阴性
yīn xìng

negative

寸阴
cùn yīn

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

阴门
yīn mén

vulva

革兰氏阴性
gé lán shì yīn xìng

Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)

阴谋诡计
yīn móu guǐ jì

crafty plots and machinations (idiom)

阴户
yīn hù

vulva

华阴
huá yīn

Huayin, county-level city in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

阴谋颠覆政府罪
yīn móu diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

会阴
huì yīn

perineum

阴阳怪气
yīn yáng guài qì

eccentric

阴暗
yīn àn

dim

阴道口
yīn dào kǒu

female external genitalia (anatomy)

呈阴性
chéng yīn xìng

to test negative

阴干
yīn gān

to dry in the shade

阴阜
yīn fù

mons veneris

阴凉
yīn liáng

shady

阴晦
yīn huì

overcast

江阴
jiāng yīn

Jiangyin, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu

阴茎
yīn jīng

penis

玩阴的
wán yīn de

to play dirty

阴雨
yīn yǔ

overcast and rainy

阴道炎
yīn dào yán

vaginal infection

林阴路
lín yīn lù

see 林蔭道|林荫道[lín yìn dào]

阴面
yīn miàn

shady side

阴部
yīn bù

genitalia

背阴
bèi yīn

in the shade

阴蒂
yīn dì

clitoris

阴柔
yīn róu

gentle and reserved

阴桫
yīn suō

a hard wood

阴暗面
yīn àn miàn

the dark side (of society etc)

淮阴
huái yīn

Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[huái ān shì], Jiangsu

阴谋论
yīn móu lùn

conspiracy theory

阴功
yīn gōng

hidden merits

无心插柳柳成阴
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you

阴谋
yīn móu

plot

阴湿
yīn shī

dark and moist

绿阴
lǜ yīn

tree shade

光阴
guāng yīn

time available

阴阳
yīn yáng

yin and yang

阴道棕榈状壁
yīn dào zōng lǘ zhuàng bì

plicae palmatae canalis cervicis uteri

淮阴地区
huái yīn dì qū

Huaiyin prefecture in Jiangsu

煽阴风
shān yīn fēng

to raise an ill wind

阴阳家
yīn yáng jiā

School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[zōu yǎn]

阴谋家
yīn móu jiā

schemer

阴险
yīn xiǎn

treacherous

阴极
yīn jí

cathode

有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

太阴
tài yīn

the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

阴德
yīn dé

secret virtue

阴毒
yīn dú

sinister

光阴荏苒
guāng yīn rěn rǎn

How time flies! (idiom)

阴山
yīn shān

Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia

汤阴
tāng yīn

Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[ān yáng], Henan

阴天
yīn tiān

cloudy day; overcast sky

阴鸷
yīn zhì

malicious

阴招
yīn zhāo

dirty trick

阴差阳错
yīn chā yáng cuò

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

阴司
yīn sī

hell

卡到阴
kǎ dào yīn

to be bewitched

阴德必有阳报
yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào

hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)

阴毛
yīn máo

pubic hair

林阴道
lín yīn dào

see 林蔭道|林荫道[lín yìn dào]

平阴县
píng yīn xiàn

Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong

阴曹
yīn cáo

hell

外阴
wài yīn

vulva

阴穴
yīn xué

cave

伪阴性
wěi yīn xìng

false negative

交叉阴影线
jiāo chā yīn yǐng xiàn

hatched lines

汉阴
hàn yīn

Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

阴郁
yīn yù

gloomy

阴魂
yīn hún

ghost

阴离子部位
yīn lí zǐ bù wèi

anionic site

缩阴
suō yīn

to make the vagina tighter