黑
暗

Dark in Chinese: 黑暗 (hēi àn)

hēi àn

dark

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Definitions

  1. 1dark
  2. 2darkly
  3. 3darkness

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黑
暗

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ㄏㄟ

hēi

ㄏ/ hㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄢˋ

àn

ㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 灯一关，屋子里就一片黑暗。

    dēng yì guān， wū zi lǐ jiù yí piàn hēi àn。

    As soon as the light was turned off, the room went completely dark.

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Related words

黑

hēi

black

暗

àn

dark

黑板

hēi bǎn

blackboard

黑色

hēi sè

black

暗示

àn shì

to hint

黑夜

hēi yè

night

暗杀

àn shā

to assassinate

暗中

àn zhōng

in the dark

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

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