Definition
云 (yún) is the standard word for 'cloud' in the sky. 团 (tuán) can also refer to a cloud, but only as a classifier for a lump or soft mass (e.g., 一团云 'a wad of cloud'), not as the general noun for clouds.
noun
cloud(surname) Yun(abbreviation) Yunnan Province
Easily confused
- 会huìlook-alikecan, be able to (know how to); be likely to, will
- 运yùnsound-aliketo transport, to ship
- 三sānlook-alikethree
- 晕yūnsound-alike(adjective) dizzy, giddy, confused
- 熨yùnsound-aliketo iron (clothes, fabric)
Examples
- 云。Jīntiān tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō Yún.There are many clouds in the sky today.
- 云？Nǐ xǐhuan kàn Yún ma?Do you like watching clouds?
- 云。Wǒ xià ge yuè yào qù Yún nán lǚxíng.I'm going to travel to Yunnan next month.
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