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黑暗 (hēi àn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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黑暗 (hēi àn): Dark (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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黑暗 consists of 2 characters.

Example Sentences with 黑暗

tā他

duì对

hēi黑

àn暗

chōng充

mǎn满

kǒng恐

jù惧

。

He is full of fear of the dark.

fáng房

jiān间

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

dēng灯

，

yí一

piàn片

hēi

guāng光

míng明

zhōng终

jiāng将

zhàn战

shèng胜

hēi黑

àn暗

。

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tā他

duì对

hēi黑

àn暗

gǎn感

dào到

wèi畏

黑

àn暗

。

There is no light in the room; it is completely dark.

Light will eventually overcome darkness

jù惧

。

He feels fear towards darkness.

huǒ火

yàn焰

zài在

hēi黑

àn暗

zhōng中

shǎn闪

shǎn闪

fā发

guāng光

。

The flame shines brightly in the darkness.

tā他

zài在

hēi黑

àn暗

zhōng中

mō摸

suǒ索

zhe着

qián前

jìn进

。

He groped forward in the darkness.

tā他

bèi被

qiú囚

jìn禁

zài在

hēi黑

àn暗

de的

dì地

láo牢

lǐ里

。

He was imprisoned in a dark dungeon.

hēi黑

àn暗

guò过

hòu后

zhōng终

yú于

kàn看

dào到

le了

shǔ曙

guāng光

。

Finally saw the dawn after the darkness.

tā她

tū突

rán然

zài在

hēi黑

àn暗

zhōng中

jiān尖

jiào叫

qǐ起

lái来

。

She suddenly screamed in the darkness.

yíng荧

guāng光

dēng灯

zài在

hēi黑

àn暗

zhōng中

fā发

chū出

róu柔

hé和

de的

guāng光

。

The fluorescent lamp emits soft light in the dark.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 黑暗.

Words with 黑

黑板hēi bǎnHSK 3
乌黑wū hēi
漆黑qī hēi
黑夜hēi yè
黑客hēi kè
黑心hēi xīn
黑手hēi shǒu
黑白hēi bái

Words with 暗

晦暗huì àn
暗中àn zhōng
暗杀àn shā
暗示àn shì
阴暗yīn àn
暗地里àn dì lǐ