Chinese word dictionary

阴鸷

yīn zhì · malicious; treacherous

Practice word

Word information

Simplified阴鸷

Traditional陰鷙

Pinyinyīn zhì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

阴yīn

the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret

鸷zhì

hawk, vulture

How to learn 阴鸷

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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阴yīn

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

阴暗yīn’àn

dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side)

阴历yīnlì

lunar calendar

阴谋yīnmóu

to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot

阴性yīnxìng

negative; feminine

阴影yīnyǐng

(lit. and fig.) shadow; CL:道[dao4]