阴暗

yīn àn · yin an

Traditional 陰暗

Meaning

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  1. dim
  2. dark
  3. overcast
  4. darkness
  5. shadow
  6. (fig.) dismal
  7. gloomy
  8. somber
  9. murky
  10. shadowy (side)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)巷(xiàng)又(yòu)窄(zhǎi)又(yòu)阴(yīn)暗(àn),晚(wǎn)上(shang)很(hěn)少(shǎo)有(yǒu)人(rén)经(jīng)过(guò)。

This alley is narrow and dark, and few people pass through it at night.

02

房(fáng)间(jiān)里(lǐ)的(de)光(guāng)线(xiàn)很(hěn)阴(yīn)暗(àn),看(kàn)书(shū)对(duì)眼(yǎn)睛(jing)不(bù)好(hǎo)。

The light in the room is very dim; reading there is bad for your eyes.

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