暗

Dark in Chinese: 暗 (àn)

àn

dark

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1dark
  2. 2to turn dark
  3. 3secret; hidden
  4. 4(literary) confused; ignorant

Stroke order

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暗

Zhuyin

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ㄢˋ

àn

ㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 天非常暗。

    tiān fēi cháng àn。

    The sky is very dark.

  • 天暗了下来。

    tiān àn le xià lái。

    The sky turned dark.

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Related words

暗示

àn shì

to hint

黑暗

hēi àn

dark

暗杀

àn shā

to assassinate

暗中

àn zhōng

in the dark

阴暗

yīn àn

dim

暗地里

àn dì li

secretly

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