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黑灯瞎火

Word · AdjectiveTraditional黑燈瞎火

pitch-dark; in total darkness

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

pitch-dark; completely dark without light

informal

口语常用词。用于描述环境极度昏暗,通常让人感觉不方便、不安全或令人不适。同义说法有“黑灯下火”。

Lóu楼
dào道
lǐ里
hēi黑
dēng灯
xiā瞎
huǒ火
de的
 ,
xià下
lóu楼
shí时
zhù注
yì意
diǎn点
er儿
 。

It's pitch-dark in the hallway, be careful when going downstairs.

Zhè这
dì地
fang方
wǎn晚
shang上
hēi黑
dēng灯
xiā瞎
huǒ火
de的
 ,
yī一
gè个
rén人
zǒu走
yǒu有
diǎn点
xià吓
rén人
 。

This place is pitch-dark at night, it's a bit scary to walk alone.

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Tíng停
diàn电
le了
 ,
zhěng整
gè个
xiǎo小
qū区
hēi黑
dēng灯
xiā瞎
huǒ火
de的
 。

The power is out, the entire neighborhood is in total darkness.

Bié别
hēi黑
dēng灯
xiā瞎
huǒ火
de地
kàn看
shū书
 ,
duì对
yǎn眼
jīng睛
bù不
hǎo好
 。

Don't read in pitch darkness, it's bad for your eyes.