黑

Black in Chinese: 黑 (hēi)

hēi

black

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1black
  2. 2dark
  3. 3sinister
  4. 4secret
  5. 5shady
  6. 6illegal
  7. 7to hide (sth) away
  8. 8to vilify
  9. 9(loanword) to hack (computing)

Stroke order

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黑

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄟ

hēi

ㄏ/ hㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 她很怕黑。

    tā hěn pà hēi。

    She is very afraid of the dark.

  • 他晒不黑。

    tā shài bù hēi。

    He doesn't tan.

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Related words

黑板

hēi bǎn

blackboard

黑色

hēi sè

black

黑暗

hēi àn

dark

黑夜

hēi yè

night

黑白

hēi bái

black and white

黑客

hēi kè

hacker (computing) (loanword)

黑马

hēi mǎ

dark horse

黑手

hēi shǒu

(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes

黑心

hēi xīn

ruthless and lacking in conscience

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