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title: "Yinying Meaning: 阴影 (yīnyǐng) Means “shadow”"
description: "阴影 (traditional 陰影, yīnyǐng) means “shadow; shade”. Hear its tones, see what 阴 and 影 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yinying"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 阴影 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

阴影 yīnyǐng

## shadow; shade

## It can also mean

- (fig.) shadow; trauma

## Its characters

1. 阴 yīn shade
2. 影 yǐng shadow

## In a sentence

树下的阴影里很凉快。 It's nice and cool in the shade under the tree.

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## More words with 阴 or 影

- [背影 bèiyǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beiying)
- [电影 diànyǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianying)
- [电影院 diànyǐngyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianyingyuan)
- [合影 héyǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heying)
- [身影 shēnyǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenying)
- [摄影 shèyǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sheying)
- [影片 yǐngpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yingpian)
- [影视 yǐngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yingshi)
- [影响 yǐngxiǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yingxiang)
- [影子 yǐngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yingzi)

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