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阴（陰、*隂）yīn
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1.黑暗 dark
2.云彩遮住太阳或月、星 overcast; clouds completely blotting out the sun, the moon, or stars：天～了 Tiān yīn le. It is becoming cloudy.
3.跟“阳”相对 antonym of yáng 1.阴性，女性的 negative; feminine 2.太阴，月亮 the moon：～历 yīnlì lunar calendar 3.带负电的 negative：～电 yīndiàn negative electricity/ ～极 yīnjí negative pole 4.水的南面，山的北面（多用于地名） south of a river or north of a hill (usu. used in place names)：蒙～（地名，在山东省蒙山之北）：Méng-yīn Mengyin (a place situated on the north of the Mount Meng in Shandong Province)/ 江～（地名，在江苏省长江之南）Jiāngyīn Jiangyin (a place in Jiangsu Province, lying on the south of the Yangtse River) 5.暗，不露出来的 hidden; secret：～沟 yīngōu sewer; covered drain 6.凹下的 in intaglio：～文图章 yīnwén túzhāng a seal with characters (or designs) cut in intaglio 7.关于人死后的或鬼魂的（迷信） (of superstition) of the nether world or ghosts：～宅 yīnzhái grave; tomb/ ～间 yīnjiān the nether world; the Hades
4.(-儿 -r)光线被东西遮住所成的影 shade, slight darkness from direct light made by sth. blocking it：树～儿 shùyīnr shade of a tree/ 背～ bèiyīnr (a spot) entirely shaded from the sun
5.背面 the back side：碑～ bēiyīn the back of a stone tablet
6.诡诈，不光明 crafty; cunning：～谋诡计 yīnmóu-guǐjì intrigues and plots ［阴险 -xiǎn］险诈，狡诈 sinister; treacherous
7.生殖器 private parts (esp. of the female) |