阴 yīn

'female' principle; dark; secret

HSK 2 #987

DEFINITIONS

  • 'female' principle
  • dark
  • secret
  • surname Yin
  • overcast (weather)
  • cloudy
  • shady
  • Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  • negative (electric.)
  • feminine
  • moon
  • implicit
  • hidden
  • genitalia
  • variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

STROKES

WORDS

外阴 wài yīn vulva
太阴 tài yīn the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
女阴 nǚ yīn vulva; pudenda
寸金难买寸光阴 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.; Time is precious.
寸阴 cùn yīn a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
山阴 shān yīn Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi
山阴县 shān yīn xiàn Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi
平阴 píng yīn Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
平阴县 píng yīn xiàn Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
惜寸阴 xī cùn yīn to cherish every moment; to make good use of one's time
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; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
有阴影 yǒu yīn yǐng shadowy
林阴大道 lín yīn dà dào boulevard; tree-lined avenue; CL:條|条[tiao2]
林阴路 lín yīn lù see 林蔭道|林荫道[lin2 yin4 dao4]
林阴道 lín yīn dào see 林蔭道|林荫道[lin2 yin4 dao4]
格兰氏阴性 gé lán shì yīn xìng Gram negative (of bacteria); also written 革蘭氏陰性|革兰氏阴性
江阴 jiāng yīn Jiangyin county level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wu2 xi1], Jiangsu
江阴市 jiāng yīn shì Jiangyin county level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wu2 xi1], Jiangsu
淮阴 huái yīn Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu
淮阴区 huái yīn qū Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu
淮阴地区 huái yīn dì qū Huaiyin prefecture in Jiangsu
湘阴 xiāng yīn Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
湘阴县 xiāng yīn xiàn Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
汤阴 tāng yīn Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[An1 yang2], Henan
汤阴县 tāng yīn xiàn Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[An1 yang2], Henan
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