暗 àn

dark; obscure; in secret, covert

HSK 5 #829

DEFINITIONS

  • dark
  • obscure
  • in secret, covert
  • variant of 暗[an4]
  • dark
  • gloomy
  • hidden
  • secret
  • muddled
  • obscure
  • in the dark
  • to close (a door)
  • to eclipse
  • stupid
  • ignorant

STROKES

WORDS

暗示 àn shì
HSK 6
to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint
黑暗 hēi àn dark; darkly; darkness
暗杀 àn shā to assassinate
暗号 àn hào secret signal (sign); countersign; password
阴暗 yīn àn dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side)
暗中 àn zhōng in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
暗算 àn suàn to plot against
暗语 àn yǔ code word
暗地里 àn dì li secretly; inwardly; on the sly
暗礁 àn jiāo submerged reef (rock)
暗处 àn chù secret place
暗影 àn yǐng shadow; umbra
灰暗 huī àn dull gray; drab; murky
昏暗 hūn àn dusky
阴暗面 yīn àn miàn the dark side (of society etc)
暗淡 àn dàn dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab; (fig.) gloomy; bleak
暗喻 àn yù metaphor
暗藏 àn cáng to hide; to conceal
暗自 àn zì inwardly; to oneself; secretly
暗暗 àn àn secretly; inwardly
暗箭 àn jiàn attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
暗室 àn shì darkroom
幽暗 yōu àn gloom
柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; light at the end of the tunnel
明争暗斗 míng zhēng àn dòu to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
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