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黑

hēi · hei/Hēi · hei

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Meaning

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hēi 黑

  1. black
  2. dark
  3. sinister
  4. secret
  5. shady
  6. illegal
  7. to hide (sth) away
  8. to vilify
  9. (loanword) to hack (computing)

Hēi 黑

  1. abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江 / 黑龙江 (Hēi lóng jiāng)
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  1. Dengdeng

    天(tiān)黑(hēi)了(le)，这(zhè)条(tiáo)路(lù)上(shàng)的(de)灯(dēng)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)亮(liàng)？

    It's dark. Why aren't the lights on this road working?

  2. Liangliang

    太(tài)黑(hēi)了(le)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)不(bù)见(jiàn)你(nǐ)。

    It's so dark. I can't see you.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)你(nǐ)前面(qiánmiàn)。我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)穿(chuān)了(le)黑(hēi)衣服(yīfu)。

    I'm in front of you. I'm wearing black clothes today.

  4. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)看不见(kànbujiàn)你(nǐ)！你的(nǐde)黑(hēi)衣服(yīfu)和(hé)夜里(yèli)一样(yīyàng)黑(hēi)

    No wonder I cannot see you! Your black clothes are as dark as the night.

  5. Dengdeng

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

    Light the way with your phone.

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2 examples
01

黑(hēi)海(hǎi)里(lǐ)的(de)水(shuǐ)事(shì)实(shí)上(shàng)是(shì)黑(hēi)的(de)吗(ma)？

Is the water in the Black Sea actually black?

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

等(děng)到(dào)警(jǐng)察(chá)来(lái)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，天(tiān)大(dà)概(gài)也(yě)黑(hēi)了(le)吧(ba)。

It will be dark by the time the police come here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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