Chinese Word: 暗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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	hēi àn	dark; darkly; darkness	HSK 5
暗暗	àn àn	secretly; inwardly	HSK 5
暗中	àn zhōng	in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
暗示	àn shì	to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint	HSK 6
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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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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