pitch-black; jet-black
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
pitch-black; jet-black; inky
A stative word (状态词) describing extreme darkness. Typically requires 的 when modifying nouns. Cannot be modified by 很 or used in AABB reduplication.
Liǎng两
shǒu手
jìn尽
shì是
mò墨
，
qū黢
hēi黑
de的
。
Both hands were covered in ink, pitch-black.
Shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
qū黢
hēi黑
，
shén什
me么
yě也
kàn看
bù不
jiàn见
。
It was pitch-black inside the cave; nothing could be seen.
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Tiān天
hái还
méi没
liàng亮
，
wài外
miàn面
qū黢
hēi黑
yī一
piàn片
。
It wasn't daylight yet, and outside it was completely dark.