qū

黢

Character · Adjective

pitch-black; jet-black

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

pitch-black; jet-black; very dark

Usually appears in the compounds 黢黑 (qūhēi) or 黑黢黢 (hēiqūqū) to describe something extremely dark or gloomy.

Shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
qū黢
hēi黑
yī一
piàn片
 ，
shēn伸
shǒu手
bù不
jiàn见
wǔ五
zhǐ指
 。

It was pitch-black inside the cave, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Tā他
mǎn满
liǎn脸
méi煤
huī灰
 ，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
qū黢
hēi黑
de的
 。

His face was covered in coal dust and looked pitch-black.

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Lóu楼
dào道
lǐ里
hēi黑
qū黢
qū黢
de的
 ，
wǒ我
bù不
gǎn敢
yī一
gè个
rén人
zǒu走
shàng上
qù去
 。

The corridor was dark and gloomy; I didn't dare walk up there alone.

Yè夜
mù幕
jiàng降
lín临
 ，
tián田
yě野
biàn变
de得
hēi黑
qū黢
qū黢
de的
 。

As night fell, the fields became pitch-black.