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黑暗

hēi àn

2-character word

What 黑暗 means

1. dark
2. darkly
3. darkness

The characters in 黑暗

• 黑hēiblack; dark; sinister
• 暗àndark; to turn dark; secret; hidden

Example sentences

• 黑暗对我有利。
  The darkness will work to my advantage.
• 历史是黑暗的。
  History is dark.
• 他慢慢地适应了黑暗。
  Slowly his eyes adjusted to the darkness.
• 猫在黑暗中都是灰色的。
  Māo zài hēi'àn Zhōngdū shì huīsè de.
  At night all cats are grey.
• 不要一个人在黑暗中走。
  Don't walk alone after dark.
• 非洲曾经被称为黑暗大陆。
  Fēizhōu céngjīng bèi chēngwéi hēi'àn dàlù.
  Africa was once called the Dark Continent.

Words starting with 黑暗

• 黑暗面hēi àn miàn(lit. and fig.) dark side
• 黑暗时代Hēi àn Shí dàiDark Ages

Words containing 黑暗

• 黎明前的黑暗lí míng qián de hēi àndarkness comes before dawn; things can only get better (idiom)