乌云 wūyún black cloud
How to remember 乌云: 乌 crow + 云 cloud = black cloud.
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How it is used
- Dark storm clouds - 乌云密布 (wūyún mìbù) dark clouds gathering thickly, 乌云笼罩 (wūyún lǒngzhào) shrouded in dark clouds.
- Often figurative for looming trouble: 头顶的乌云 (tóudǐng de wūyún) the cloud hanging over someone.
- 乌 here means 'black/dark' (as in a crow), stronger than plain 黑云.
Example sentences
- 天空乌云密布。 Tiānkōng wūyúnmìbù.The sky is full of dark clouds.
- 乌云是下雨的征兆。 Wūyún shì xiàyǔ de zhēngzhào.Dark clouds are a sign of rain.