Definition
黑道 has two main meanings. Literally it means 'dark road' or 'dark path', but in modern usage it overwhelmingly refers to the criminal underworld—gangs, secret societies, and organized crime. The figurative sense is much more common than the literal one.
n.
(literal) dark roaddark path(figurative) criminal underworldgangsecret society
Examples
- ，黑道。Zuówǎn nà tiáo lù méiyǒu dēng, zhēn shì yì tiáo hēi dào.Last night that road had no lights; it was truly a dark path.
- 黑道，。Tā yǐqián zài hēi dào li zuòshì, hòulái bèi zhuā le.He used to work in the underworld and later got caught.
- 黑道。Jǐngfāng zuìjìn dǎjī le zhège hēi dào zǔzhī.The police recently cracked down on this gang organization.
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