pitch-dark; very dark
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
pitch-black; very dark
informalA reduplicative adjective (状态词) used to vividly describe a place that is utterly lacking in light. Often used in descriptive or narrative contexts.
Shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
hēi黑
dòng洞
dòng洞
de的
，
shén什
me么
yě也
kàn看
bú不
jiàn见
。
The inside of the cave was pitch-black, and you couldn't see a thing.
Wǎn晚
shang上
，
zhè这
tiáo条
méi没
yǒu有
lù路
dēng灯
de的
xiǎo小
lù路
xiǎn显
de得
hēi黑
dòng洞
dòng洞
de的
。
At night, this street without streetlights appears very dark.
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Tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
bù不
gǎn敢
jìn进
nà那
jiān间
hēi黑
dòng洞
dòng洞
de的
cāng仓
kù库
。
He didn't dare to enter that pitch-dark warehouse alone.