dark; dim; gloomy
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
dark; dim; gloomy
literaryDescribes the darkness of the sky, a place, or an atmosphere where light is very faint. Often has a literary feel.
Yè夜
mù幕
jiàng降
lín临
，
tiān天
sè色
yī一
piàn片
hūn昏
hēi黑
。
Night fell, and the sky turned completely dark.
Tā他
dú独
zì自
zǒu走
jìn进
le了
nà那
jiān间
hūn昏
hēi黑
de的
xiǎo小
wū屋
。
He walked alone into that dim little house.
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Bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
qián前
，
wū乌
yún云
mì密
bù布
，
zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
xiǎn显
de得
yì异
cháng常
hūn昏
hēi黑
。
Before the storm, dark clouds gathered, making the whole city look unusually gloomy.
Dòng洞
xué穴
shēn深
chù处
guāng光
xiàn线
hūn昏
hēi黑
，
shén什
me么
yě也
kàn看
bu不
qīng清
。
Deep in the cave, the light was dim, and nothing could be seen.