树荫

shù yīn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

树木枝叶遮蔽阳光而形成的阴影区域。

Shade created by the foliage of a tree, blocking sunlight.

常用于描述在树下凉爽的地方，或指代树木遮蔽阳光的区域，多用于日常口语和文学描写。

Often used to describe a cool spot under a tree, or the area shaded by a tree. Common in everyday speech and literary descriptions.

1 夏天，大家喜欢在树荫下乘凉。 (In summer, people like to cool off in the shade of a tree.)
2 老人在树荫下摆了一张椅子，悠闲地看书。 (The old man placed a chair in the shade of a tree and read leisurely.)
3 走累了，我们在路边的树荫里休息了一会儿。 (Tired from walking, we rested for a while in the shade of a roadside tree.)
4 这片树荫很浓密，连阳光都透不进来。 (This shade is so dense that sunlight can't even penetrate it.)
5 孩子们在树荫下玩耍，不怕被太阳晒伤。 (The children played in the shade of the tree, not afraid of getting sunburned.)

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