暗喻 (àn yù): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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暗喻
暗喻 (àn yù): Metaphor (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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暗 • àn • dark • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
àn
暗
dark
喻 • yù • to explain, to inform, to make clear
yù
喻
to explain, to inform, to make clear
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 暗喻.
Words with
暗
暗示
àn shì
hint; imply
黑暗
hēi àn
dark
暗中
àn zhōng
In secret / in private
阴暗
yīn àn
Dark / Gloomy
暗地里
àn dì lǐ
In secret / Behind the scenes
昏暗
hūn àn
dim; dark; gloomy
晦暗
huì àn
dark and gloomy
暗号
àn hào
secret signal; code
Words with
喻
比喻
bǐ yù
metaphor or simile; analogy; allegory
不言而喻
bù yán ér yù
it is self-evident; it goes without saying; it stands to reason that
家喻户晓
jiā yù hù xiǎo
make known to every family; be known by one and all
隐喻
yǐn yù
metaphor
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
unreasonable
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Example Sentences with 暗喻
Zhè
这
jù
句
huà
话
yòng
用
le
了
àn
暗
yù
喻
de
的
shǒu
手
fǎ
法
。
This sentence uses a metaphor technique.
Shī
诗
rén
人
yòng
用
àn
暗
yù
喻
biǎo
表
dá
达
le
了
duì
对
zì
自
yóu
由
de
的
kě
渴
wàng
望
。
The poet used a metaphor to express a longing for freedom.
