Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 黑暗 | 黑暗 | hēi àn | hei1 an4 | dark; darkly; darkness | ||
2 | 暗 | 晻 | àn | an4 | dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark; to close (a door); to eclipse; muddled; stupid; ignorant; variant of 暗 ; variant of 暗 | ||
3 | 暗暗 | 暗暗 | àn àn | an4 an4 | secretly; inwardly | ||
4 | 暗中 | 暗中 | àn zhōng | an4 zhong1 | in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously | ||
5 | 阴暗 | 陰暗 | yīn àn | yin1 an4 | dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side) | ||
6 | 昏暗 | 昏暗 | hūn àn | hun1 an4 | dusky | ||
7 | 暗自 | 暗自 | àn zì | an4 zi4 | inwardly; to oneself; secretly | ||
8 | 暗淡 | 暗淡 | àn dàn | an4 dan4 | dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab; (fig.) gloomy; bleak | ||
9 | 暗杀 | 暗殺 | àn shā | an4 sha1 | submerged sandbank; submerged coral islet; to assassinate | ||
10 | 暗道 | 暗道 | àn dào | an4 dao4 | secret passage; secret tunnel | ||
11 | 暗扣 | 暗扣 | àn kòu | an4 kou4 | hidden snap fastener (concealed behind a flap on a garment) | ||
12 | 暗哨 | 暗哨 | àn shào | an4 shao4 | hidden sentry post | ||
13 | 暗哨儿 | 暗哨兒 | àn shào r | an4 shao4 r5 | whistle given as a secret signal | ||
14 | 暗网 | 暗網 | àn wǎng | An4 wang3 | (computing) Dark Web | ||
15 | 暗桩 | 暗樁 | àn zhuāng | an4 zhuang1 | submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats; (fig.) informer; spy | ||
16 | 明里暗里 | 明裡暗裡 | míng lǐ àn lǐ | ming2 li3 an4 li3 | overtly and secretly; explicitly and implicitly | ||
17 | 暗暗嘲笑 | 暗暗嘲笑 | àn àn cháo xiào | an4 an4 chao2 xiao4 | to ridicule sb. behind their back (idiom) | ||
18 | 暗堡 | 暗堡 | àn bǎo | an4 bao3 | bunker | ||
19 | 暗背雨燕 | 暗背雨燕 | àn bèi yǔ yàn | an4 bei4 yu3 yan4 | (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) | ||
20 | 暗藏 | 暗藏 | àn cáng | an4 cang2 | to hide; to conceal | ||
21 | 暗藏春色 | 暗藏春色 | àn cáng chūn sè | an4 cang2 chun1 se4 | to have hideaways for amorous purposes (idiom) | ||
22 | 暗操贱业 | 暗操賤業 | àn cāo jiàn yè | an4 cao1 jian4 ye4 | to engage in prostitution illegally (idiom) | ||
23 | 暗察明访 | 暗察明訪 | àn chá míng fǎng | an4 cha2 ming2 fang3 | open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides | ||
24 | 暗娼 | 暗娼 | àn chāng | an4 chang1 | unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute | ||
25 | 暗潮 | 暗潮 | àn cháo | an4 chao2 | undercurrent | ||
26 | 暗处 | 暗處 | àn chù | an4 chu4 | secret place | ||
27 | 暗疮 | 暗瘡 | àn chuāng | an4 chuang1 | acne | ||
28 | 暗袋 | 暗袋 | àn dài | an4 dai4 | camera bag (for changing film) | ||
29 | 暗淡无光 | 暗淡無光 | àn dàn wú guāng | an4 dan4 wu2 guang1 | dim and dark (idiom) | ||
30 | 暗地 | 暗地 | àn dì | an4 di4 | secretly; inwardly | ||
31 | 暗地里 | 暗地裡 | àn dì li | an4 di4 li5 | secretly; inwardly; on the sly | ||
32 | 暗疔 | 暗疔 | àn dīng | an4 ding1 | axillary furuncle; armpit boil | ||
33 | 暗渡陈仓 | 暗渡陳倉 | àn dù chén cāng | an4 du4 Chen2 cang1 | lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion | ||
34 | 暗煅 | 暗煅 | àn duàn | an4 duan4 | sealed pot calcination (TCM) | ||
35 | 暗访 | 暗訪 | àn fǎng | an4 fang3 | to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret | ||
36 | 暗腹雪鸡 | 暗腹雪雞 | àn fù xuě jī | an4 fu4 xue3 ji1 | (bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) | ||
37 | 暗公鸟 | 暗公鳥 | àn gōng niǎo | an4 gong1 niao3 | black-crowned night heron (Tw) | ||
38 | 暗光鸟 | 暗光鳥 | àn guāng niǎo | an4 guang1 niao3 | black-crowned night heron (Tw) | ||
39 | 暗害 | 暗害 | àn hài | an4 hai4 | to kill secretly; to stab in the back | ||
40 | 暗害人命 | 暗害人命 | àn hài rén mìng | an4 hai4 ren2 ming4 | to kill or injure clandestinely (idiom) | ||
41 | 暗含 | 暗含 | àn hán | an4 han2 | to imply; to suggest; to connote; implicit | ||
42 | 暗号 | 暗號 | àn hào | an4 hao4 | secret signal (sign); countersign; password | ||
43 | 暗合 | 暗合 | àn hé | an4 he2 | magazine; cassette; underground river; to agree implicitly; of one mind; views coincide without a word exchanged | ||
44 | 暗黑破坏神 | 暗黑破壞神 | àn hēi pò huài shén | An4 hei1 Po4 huai4 Shen2 | Diablo (video game series) | ||
45 | 暗花儿 | 暗花兒 | àn huā r | an4 hua1 r5 | veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric | ||
46 | 暗灰鹃䴗 | 暗灰鵑鶪 | àn huī juān jú | an4 hui1 juan1 ju2 | (bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos) | ||
47 | 暗疾 | 暗疾 | àn jí | an4 ji2 | unmentionable disease; a disease one is ashamed of | ||
48 | 暗记 | 暗記 | àn jì | an4 ji4 | to commit to memory; secret mark | ||
49 | 暗记儿 | 暗記兒 | àn jì r | an4 ji4 r5 | secret mark | ||
50 | 暗间儿 | 暗間兒 | àn jiān r | an4 jian1 r5 | inner room | ||
51 | 暗箭 | 暗箭 | àn jiàn | an4 jian4 | attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back | ||
52 | 暗礁 | 暗礁 | àn jiāo | an4 jiao1 | submerged reef (rock) | ||
53 | 暗经 | 暗經 | àn jīng | an4 jing1 | latent menstruation (TCM) | ||
54 | 暗井 | 暗井 | àn jǐng | an4 jing3 | blind shaft; winze | ||
55 | 暗亏 | 暗虧 | àn kuī | an4 kui1 | hidden loss (finance) | ||
56 | 暗恋 | 暗戀 | àn liàn | an4 lian4 | to be secretly in love with | ||
57 | 暗流 | 暗流 | àn liú | an4 liu2 | undercurrent | ||
58 | 暗鹭 | 暗鷺 | àn lù | an4 lu4 | black-crowned night heron (Tw) | ||
59 | 暗绿背鸬鹚 | 暗綠背鸕鶿 | àn lǜ bèi lú cí | an4 lu:4 bei4 lu2 ci2 | (bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) | ||
60 | 暗绿柳莺 | 暗綠柳鶯 | àn lǜ liǔ yīng | an4 lu:4 liu3 ying1 | (bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) | ||
61 | 暗绿绣眼鸟 | 暗綠繡眼鳥 | àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo | an4 lu:4 xiu4 yan3 niao3 | (bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) | ||
62 | 暗昧 | 暗昧 | àn mèi | an4 mei4 | obscure; remaining unenlightened | ||
63 | 暗冕鹪莺 | 暗冕鷦鶯 | àn miǎn jiāo yīng | an4 mian3 jiao1 ying1 | (bird species of China) rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens) | ||
64 | 暗能量 | 暗能量 | àn néng liàng | an4 neng2 liang4 | dark energy (astronomy) | ||
65 | 暗器 | 暗器 | àn qì | an4 qi4 | concealed weapon | ||
66 | 暗渠 | 暗渠 | àn qú | an4 qu2 | underground water channel; covered ditch; culvert | ||
67 | 暗然日章 | 暗然日章 | àn rán rì zhāng | an4 ran2 ri4 zhang1 | Though sth. may be unclear for a time, it will gradually become obvious. (idiom) | ||
68 | 暗色鸦雀 | 暗色鴉雀 | àn sè yā què | an4 se4 ya1 que4 | (bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi) | ||
69 | 暗伤 | 暗傷 | àn shāng | an4 shang1 | internal (invisible) injury (damage) | ||
70 | 暗室 | 暗室 | àn shì | an4 shi4 | to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint; darkroom | ||
71 | 暗适应 | 暗適應 | àn shì yìng | an4 shi4 ying4 | dark adaptation | ||
72 | 暗送秋波 | 暗送秋波 | àn sòng qiū bō | an4 song4 qiu1 bo1 | to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom) | ||
73 | 暗算 | 暗算 | àn suàn | an4 suan4 | to plot against | ||
74 | 暗锁 | 暗鎖 | àn suǒ | an4 suo3 | built-in lock | ||
75 | 暗滩 | 暗灘 | àn tān | an4 tan1 | hidden shoal | ||
76 | 暗探 | 暗探 | àn tàn | an4 tan4 | secret agent; detective | ||
77 | 暗无天日 | 暗無天日 | àn wú tiān rì | an4 wu2 tian1 ri4 | all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice | ||
78 | 暗喜 | 暗喜 | àn xǐ | an4 xi3 | hidden smile; smirk; to rejoice covertly; secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans | ||
79 | 暗线光谱 | 暗線光譜 | àn xiàn guāng pǔ | an4 xian4 guang1 pu3 | dark-line spectrum | ||
80 | 暗箱 | 暗箱 | àn xiāng | an4 xiang1 | subtle fragrance; camera bellows; camera obscura | ||
81 | 暗箱操作 | 暗箱操作 | àn xiāng cāo zuò | an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4 | covert activities (election rigging etc); under-the-table manipulations; black operations | ||
82 | 暗香疏影 | 暗香疏影 | àn xiāng shū yǐng | an4 xiang1 shu1 ying3 | (poetic depiction of plum blossom) | ||
83 | 暗想 | 暗想 | àn xiǎng | an4 xiang3 | think to oneself | ||
84 | 暗笑 | 暗笑 | àn xiào | an4 xiao4 | laugh in (up) one's sleeve; snigger; snicker | ||
85 | 暗星云 | 暗星雲 | àn xīng yún | an4 xing1 yun2 | dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind); absorption nebula | ||
86 | 暗胸朱雀 | 暗胸朱雀 | àn xiōng zhū què | an4 xiong1 zhu1 que4 | (bird species of China) dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) | ||
87 | 暗影 | 暗影 | àn yǐng | an4 ying3 | shadow; umbra | ||
88 | 暗语 | 暗語 | àn yǔ | an4 yu3 | code word | ||
89 | 暗喻 | 暗喻 | àn yù | an4 yu4 | metaphor | ||
90 | 暗指 | 暗指 | àn zhǐ | an4 zhi3 | to hint at; to imply; sth hidden | ||
91 | 暗滞 | 暗滯 | àn zhì | an4 zhi4 | dull (complexion) | ||
92 | 暗中串通 | 暗中串通 | àn zhōng chuàn tōng | an4 zhong1 chuan4 tong1 | to collude with; to conspire (idiom) | ||
93 | 暗中监视 | 暗中監視 | àn zhōng jiān shì | an4 zhong1 jian1 shi4 | to monitor secretly; to spy on | ||
94 | 暗转 | 暗轉 | àn zhuǎn | an4 zhuan3 | (theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene); (literary) to be promoted in rank secretly | ||
95 | 暗自庆幸 | 暗自慶幸 | àn zì qìng xìng | an4 zi4 qing4 xing4 | to congratulate oneself; to consider oneself lucky (idiom) | ||
96 | 变暗 | 變暗 | biàn àn | bian4 an4 | to darken | ||
97 | 禀性暗弱 | 稟性暗弱 | bǐng xìng àn ruò | bing3 xing4 an4 ruo4 | to be naturally weak (idiom) | ||
98 | 薄暗 | 薄暗 | bó àn | bo2 an4 | at dusk; evening | ||
99 | 发暗 | 發暗 | fā àn | fa1 an4 | to darken; to become tarnished | ||
100 | 黑暗时代 | 黑暗時代 | hēi àn shí dài | Hei1 an4 Shi2 dai4 | Dark Ages | ||
101 | 化暗为明 | 化暗為明 | huà àn wéi míng | hua4 an4 wei2 ming2 | to change dark into light (idiom) | ||
102 | 灰暗 | 灰暗 | huī àn | hui1 an4 | dull gray; drab; murky | ||
103 | 晦暗 | 晦暗 | huì àn | hui4 an4 | dark and gloomy | ||
104 | 昏天暗地 | 昏天暗地 | hūn tiān àn dì | hun1 tian1 an4 di4 | pitch-dark; perverted (idiom) | ||
105 | 黎明前的黑暗 | 黎明前的黑暗 | lí míng qián de hēi àn | li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4 | darkness comes before dawn; things can only get better (idiom) | ||
106 | 柳暗花明 | 柳暗花明 | liǔ àn huā míng | liu3 an4 hua1 ming2 | lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; light at the end of the tunnel | ||
107 | 密来暗往 | 密來暗往 | mì lái àn wǎng | mi4 lai2 an4 wang3 | to secretly communicate with each other (idiom) | ||
108 | 明察暗访 | 明察暗訪 | míng chá àn fǎng | ming2 cha2 an4 fang3 | open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides; open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides | ||
109 | 明岗暗哨 | 明崗暗哨 | míng gǎng àn shào | ming2 gang3 an4 shao4 | both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom) | ||
110 | 明铺暗盖 | 明鋪暗蓋 | míng pū àn gài | ming2 pu1 an4 gai4 | to be under covers in bed in plain view; to fornicate more or less openly with slight regard for public opinion (idiom) | ||
111 | 明弃暗取 | 明棄暗取 | míng qì àn qǔ | ming2 qi4 an4 qu3 | to give away openly and take in secretly (idiom) | ||
112 | 明枪暗箭 | 明槍暗箭 | míng qiāng àn jiàn | ming2 qiang1 an4 jian4 | overt and covert attack (idiom) | ||
113 | 明枪好躲,暗箭难防 | 明槍好躲,暗箭難防 | míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng | ming2 qiang1 hao3 duo3 , an4 jian4 nan2 fang2 | lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies | ||
114 | 明枪易躲,暗箭难防 | 明槍易躲,暗箭難防 | míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng | ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3 , an4 jian4 nan2 fang2 | lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies | ||
115 | 明人不做暗事 | 明人不做暗事 | míng rén bù zuò àn shì | ming2 ren2 bu4 zuo4 an4 shi4 | an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom) | ||
116 | 明升暗降 | 明升暗降 | míng shēng àn jiàng | ming2 sheng1 an4 jiang4 | to ostensibly promote but actually demote; to kick sb. upstairs (idiom) | ||
117 | 明修栈道,暗渡陈仓 | 明修棧道,暗渡陳倉 | míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng | ming2 xiu1 zhan4 dao4 , an4 du4 Chen2 cang1 | lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion | ||
118 | 明修栈道暗渡陈仓 | 明修棧道暗渡陳倉 | míng xiū zhàn dào àn dú chén cāng | ming2 xiu1 zhan4 dao4 an4 du2 Chen2 cang1 | lit. following the plank road as a feint while secretly crossing the Wei river 渭河 at Chencang (成语 saw, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦 |刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiangyu 項羽 |项羽 of Chu); fig. fein one thing while doing another | ||
119 | 明争暗斗 | 明爭暗鬥 | míng zhēng àn dòu | ming2 zheng1 an4 dou4 | to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom) | ||
120 | 名重识暗 | 名重識暗 | míng zhòng shí àn | ming2 zhong4 shi2 an4 | of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) | ||
121 | 明珠暗投 | 明珠暗投 | míng zhū àn tóu | ming2 zhu1 an4 tou2 | to cast pearls before swine (idiom); not to get proper recognition for one's talents | ||
122 | 凄暗 | 淒暗 | qī àn | qi1 an4 | dismal; somber | ||
123 | 弃暗投明 | 棄暗投明 | qì àn tóu míng | qi4 an4 tou2 ming2 | to renounce the dark and seek the light; to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one | ||
124 | 弃明投暗 | 棄明投暗 | qì míng tóu àn | qi4 ming2 tou2 an4 | to leave the light and plunge into darkness (idiom) | ||
125 | 窃窃暗笑 | 竊竊暗笑 | qiè qiè àn xiào | qie4 qie4 an4 xiao4 | to laugh quietly to oneself (idiom) | ||
126 | 秋波暗送 | 秋波暗送 | qiū bō àn sòng | qiu1 bo1 an4 song4 | to cast flirtatious glances; to send silent and endearing messages (idiom) | ||
127 | 身怀暗器 | 身懷暗器 | shēn huái àn qì | shen1 huai2 an4 qi4 | to have weapons concealed under one's clothes (idiom) | ||
128 | 天昏地暗 | 天昏地暗 | tiān hūn dì àn | tian1 hun1 di4 an4 | complete darkness (idiom) | ||
129 | 头昏眼暗 | 頭昏眼暗 | tóu hūn yǎn àn | tou2 hun1 yan3 an4 | head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy; fainting; vertigo | ||
130 | 吞声暗泣 | 吞聲暗泣 | tūn shēng àn qì | tun1 sheng1 an4 qi4 | to swallow a sob (idiom) | ||
131 | 阴暗面 | 陰暗面 | yīn àn miàn | yin1 an4 mian4 | the dark side (of society etc) | ||
132 | 幽暗 | 幽暗 | yōu àn | you1 an4 | gloom | ||
133 | 黝暗 | 黝暗 | yǒu àn | you3 an4 | murk; murkiness | ||
134 | 月色渐暗 | 月色漸暗 | yuè sè jiàn àn | yue4 se4 jian4 an4 | the moon gets darker and darker (idiom) |
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