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暗 (Trad.: 闇)HSK 5
Pinyin: àn
English Definition: dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark; to close (a door); to eclipse; muddled; stupid; ignorant; variant of 暗
Chinese Definition:
①不亮，没有光，与“明”相对：黑暗。暗淡(ａ．不光明；b．喻景象悲惨)。阴暗。暗无天日。
②不公开的，隐藏不露的：暗藏。暗号。暗杀。暗娼。暗沟。暗含(做事、说话包含某种意思而未明白说出)。暗流(ａ．流动的地下水；b．喻潜伏的思想倾向或社会动态)。明察暗访。
③愚昧，糊涂：暗昧。暗弱(愚昧软弱)。兼听则明，偏信则暗。
Synonym: 黑
Antonyms: 明 亮
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 日
Pictophonetic:音 indicates the sound; 日 (sun) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
    • 音 [ yīn ] sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
Similar Characters: 喈 喑
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Example Words
黑暗HSK 5 hēi àn dark; darkly; darkness
暗暗HSK 5 àn àn secretly; inwardly
暗中 àn zhōng in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
暗示HSK 6 àn shì to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint
暗地 àn dì secretly; inwardly
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Example Sentences
1
tā
她
hài pà
害怕
hēi àn
黑暗
。
She is afraid of the dark.
2
tā
她
bèi
被
hēi àn
黑暗
tūn shì
吞噬
。
She was swallowed by darkness
3
tā
他
cáng
藏
zài
在
àn chù
暗处
guān chá
观察
zhe
着
zhōu wéi
周围
。
He hid in the dark and watched the surroundings.
4
zhí jiē
直接
xún wèn
询问
bǐ
比
àn shì
暗示
gèng
更
yǒu xiào
有效
。
Direct inquiry is more effective than implication
5
zhè ge
这个
fáng jiān
房间
hěn àn
很暗
，
wǒ
我
xū yào
需要
kāi dēng
开灯
。
This room is dark, I need to turn on the light.
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