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暗

àn · an

Traditional 闇 / 晻

HSK 4

Meaning

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àn 暗

  1. dark
  2. to turn dark
  3. secret; hidden
  4. (literary) confused; ignorant

àn 闇

  1. (literary) to close (a door)
  2. to eclipse
  3. confused; ignorant (variant of 暗 (àn))
  4. dark (variant of 暗 (àn))

àn 晻

  1. variant of 暗 (àn)
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It gets dark so early

  1. Liangliang

    天(tiān)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)快(kuài)就(jiù)暗(àn)了(le)？

    Why did it get dark so fast?

  2. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)冬天(dōngtiān)，五点(wǔdiǎn)天(tiān)就(jiù)暗(àn)了(le)。

    It is winter. It gets dark at five.

  3. Liangliang

    路灯(lùdēng)也(yě)太(tài)暗(àn)了(le)，我(wǒ)看不清(kànbuqīng)路(lù)。

    The street lamps are too dim. I can't see the road.

  4. Dengdeng

    用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)照(zhào)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    Use your phone light.

  5. Liangliang

    好的(hǎode)，哇(wa)，前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)个(gè)人(rén)……是(shì)个(gè)垃圾桶(lājītǒng)！

    Okay. Wow, someone is ahead... it is a trash can!

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01

你(nǐ)在(zài)那(nà)么(me)暗(àn)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)做(zuò)什(shén)么(me)？

What are you doing in a dark place like that?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)空(kōng)变(biàn)得(de)越(yuè)来(lái)越(yuè)暗(àn)了(le)。

The sky grew darker and darker.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ekgermana · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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