Definition
阴沉沉 is an ABB-form reduplicated adjective (状态词) that describes the sky or atmosphere as heavily overcast, gloomy, and oppressive — often before rain or when someone's mood is dark. The reduplication intensifies the feeling of heaviness and dullness. It can describe both weather (阴沉沉的天) and a person's expression or mood (脸色阴沉沉的).
r.f.
gloomyovercast (of the sky or weather)sullensomber (of a person's expression or mood)
Examples
- 阴沉沉，。Tiānkōng yīn chén chén de, hǎoxiàng yào xià yǔ le.The sky is heavily overcast, as if it's going to rain.
- 阴沉沉，。Tā jīntiān liǎnsè yīn chén chén de, shéi dōu bù gǎn gēn tā shuōhuà.His expression was gloomy today, and no one dared to talk to him.
- ，阴沉沉。Wū lǐ guāngxiàn hěn àn, qìfēn yīn chén chén de.The room was dimly lit, and the atmosphere was oppressive.
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