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黯黑

Word · AdjectiveTraditional黯

dark; gloomy; dim

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

dark; pitch-black

literary

Literary term describing deep, dark blackness, often in a figurative sense.

Tā他
de的
liǎn脸
sè色
tū突
rán然
biàn变
dé得
yī一
piàn片
àn黯
hēi黑
 。

His face suddenly turned pitch black.

Shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
àn黯
hēi黑
wú无
bǐ比
 ，
shēn伸
shǒu手
bù不
jiàn见
wǔ五
zhǐ指
 。

The cave was pitch black; you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

2.

adjective

dusk; gloomy; dim (of light)

literary

Describes the fading light at dusk or a gloomy, dim atmosphere.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
àn黯
hēi黑
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
 ，
méi没
yǒu有
yī一
sī丝
yuè月
guāng光
 。

It was a gloomy night without a trace of moonlight.

Tiān天
sè色
yǐ已
jīng经
àn黯
hēi黑
le了
 ，
wǒ我
men们
hái还
shì是
kuài快
diǎn点
huí回
jiā家
ba吧
 。

It's already gotten dark; we'd better go home quickly.

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Bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
lái来
lín临
qián前
 ，
tiān天
kōng空
yī一
piàn片
àn黯
hēi黑
 。

The sky was dark and gloomy before the storm arrived.