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暗中 (àn zhōng): In secret / in private (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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暗中 consists of 2 characters.

center, middle, within, among

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Preposition + Nounwith在

zài在

àn暗

zhōng中

neutral

in the dark / secretly

Adverb + Verb

àn暗

zhōng中

bāng帮

zhù助

neutral

help secretly

Example Sentences with 暗中

tā他

zài在

àn暗

zhōng中

kàn看

zhe着

wǒ我

àn暗

zhōng中

guān观

chá察

neutral

observe secretly

àn暗

zhōng中

jìn进

xíng行

formalWritten

proceed secretly

。

He is watching me in the dark.

Tā他

àn暗

zhōng中

guān观

chá察

zhe着

duì对

shǒu手

de的

yī一

jǔ举

yī一

dòng动

。

He secretly observed every move of his opponent.

wèi为

le了

gěi给

tā他

yí一

gè个

jīng惊

xǐ喜

，

wǒ我

men们

àn暗

zhōng中

cè策

huà划

le了

zhè这

chǎng场

shēng生

rì日

pài派

duì对

。

To give him a surprise, we secretly planned this birthday party.

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jǐng警

fāng方

àn暗

zhōng中

bù部

shǔ署

le了

jǐng警

lì力

，

yǐ以

què确

bǎo保

fēng峰

huì会

qī期

jiān间

de的

ān安

quán全

。

The police secretly deployed forces to ensure security during the summit.

tā他

men们

àn暗

zhōng中

bāng帮

zhù助

le了

nà那

ge个

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

àn暗

zhōng中

zhī支

chí持

guò过

nà那

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

àn暗

zhōng中

pò破

huài坏

wǒ我

gōng公

sī司

àn暗

zhōng中

diào调

chá查

le了

jìng竞

zhēng争

jǐn尽

guǎn管

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

bǎo保

chí持

zhōng中

lì立

xū需

yào要

bāng帮

zhù助

de的

rén人

。

They secretly helped the person in need.

ge个

bèi备

shòu受

zhēng争

yì议

de的

tí提

àn案

？

Have you ever secretly supported that controversial proposal?

men们

de的

hé合

zuò作

，

zhè这

chún纯

shǔ属

wù误

huì会

。

He did not secretly sabotage our cooperation; this is purely a misunderstanding.

duì对

shǒu手

de的

shāng商

yè业

jì计

huà划

。

The company secretly investigated the business plans of its competitors.

，

dàn但

tā他

àn暗

zhōng中

què却

tí提

gōng供

le了

guān关

jiàn键

qíng情

bào报

。

Although he remained neutral on the surface, he secretly provided crucial intelligence.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 暗中.

Words with 暗

晦暗huì àn
暗杀àn shā
暗示àn shì
阴暗yīn àn
黑暗hēi àn
暗地里àn dì lǐ

Words with 中

中午zhōng wǔHSK 1
中国zhōng guóHSK 1
中文zhōng wénHSK 3
中间zhōng jiānHSK 3
其中qí zhōngHSK 4
中介zhōng jiè
中医Zhōng yī
中华Zhōng huá