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黑暗

hēi àn · hei an

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HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. dark
  2. darkly
  3. darkness
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  1. Liangliang

    哎(āi)，怎么(zěnme)突然(tūrán)一片(yīpiàn)黑暗(hēiàn)？

    Hey, why is it suddenly pitch dark?

  2. Dengdeng

    可能(kěnéng)停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)。

    Maybe the power is out.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)黑暗(hēiàn)里(lǐ)什么(shénme)也(yě)看不见(kànbujiàn)。

    I can't see anything in the dark.

  4. Dengdeng

    别怕(biépà)，我(wǒ)打开(dǎkāi)手机(shǒujī)的(de)灯(dēng)。

    Don't be afraid. I will turn on my phone's light.

  5. Liangliang

    哎(āi)，你的(nǐde)手机(shǒujī)只剩(zhǐshèng)百分之一(bǎifēnzhīyī)的(de)电(diàn)了(le)！我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)在(zài)黑暗(hēiàn)里(lǐ)等(děng)吧(ba)。

    Hey, your phone has only one percent battery left! We had better wait in the dark.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)眼(yǎn)睛(jing)需(xū)要(yào)时(shí)间(jiān)来(lái)适(shì)应(yìng)黑(hēi)暗(àn)。

Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.

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

02

在(zài)黑(hēi)暗(àn)中(zhōng)，她(tā)能(néng)听(tīng)到(dào)他(tā)和(hé)客(kè)人(rén)说(shuō)笑(xiào)。

In the darkness, she could hear him and his guests chatting and laughing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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黑
hēi

black; dark

暗
àn

dark; to turn dark

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