(hēi àn) - darkness; dark in Mandarin

hēiàn

Traditional: 黑暗

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Translation

darkness; dark

Word origin

A compound of 黑 meaning black and 暗 meaning dim, together deep darkness. It names darkness both literal and figurative.

Origin: compound
Root: 黑 (hēi, black) + 暗 (àn, dim)

Stroke order

黑

暗

Examples

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He is afraid of the dark.

传chuán步bù。

Footsteps came out of the darkness.

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Light will finally defeat darkness.

陷xiàn。

The room fell into darkness.

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In the dark she grabbed my hand.

黑暗 (hēi'àn) means darkness, dark. It is often set against 光明, light, in moral as well as literal contrasts.

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This word is part of lesson 23.