(àn) — dark (lacking light); secret; hidden

Definition

暗 is an adjective for 'dark' (low light) and 'secret/hidden'. As a color sense it's similar to 黑, but 暗 covers the lighting state (a dark room, dark photo) while 黑 names the color itself.

adjective
dark (lacking light)secrethidden

Examples

  • Wǎn shàng zǒu zhè tiáo lù hěn àn.
    Walking this road at night is very dark.
  • Zhè jiàn yī fu de yán sè bǐ jiào àn.
    The color of this clothing is relatively dark.
  • Zhào piàn pāi dé tài àn le, kàn bù qīng chǔ.
    The photo is too dark, can't see clearly.

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