暗
Character Breakdown
Radical: 日 (no. 72)
View stroke order →Definitions
- dark
- gloomy
- hidden
- secret
- muddled
- obscure
- in the dark
Example Sentences
房间太暗了，把灯打开吧。
Fángjiān tài àn le, bǎ dēng dǎkāi ba
The room is too dark, turn on the light
Words Containing 暗
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 幽暗 | yōu àn | gloom | |
| 昏暗 | hūn àn | dusky | |
| 晦暗 | huì àn | dark and gloomy | |
| 暗中 | àn zhōng | in the dark | |
| 暗井 | àn jǐng | blind shaft | |
| 暗伤 | àn shāng | internal (invisible) injury (damage) | |
| 暗光鸟 | àn guāng niǎo | black-crowned night heron (Tw) | |
| 暗公鸟 | àn gōng niǎo | black-crowned night heron (Tw) | |
| 名重识暗 | míng zhòng shí àn | of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) | |
| 明察暗访 | míng chá àn fǎng | open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret |
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Related Words
惨淡(cǎn dàn)· dark
→明枪好躲，暗箭难防(míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng)· 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
→明枪易躲，暗箭难防(míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng)· 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
→晦暗(huì àn)· dark and gloomy
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