Character

暗 àn

dark; obscure; in secret, covert

HSK 5 #829

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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