黑道 (hēi dào) — (literal) dark road, dark path; (figurative) criminal underworld, gang, secret society
Definition
In modern usage, 黑道 refers to the criminal underworld or organized gangs (黑道人物 'a gangster') — the everyday opposite of 白道 (legitimate society). The literal 'dark road' sense is rare.
noun
(literal) dark roaddark path(figurative) criminal underworldgangsecret society
Examples
- ，黑道。Zuó wǎn nà tiáo lù méi yǒu dēng, zhēn shì yì tiáo hēi dào.Last night that road had no lights; it was truly a dark path.
- 黑道，。Tā yǐ qián zài hēi dào lǐ zuò shì, hòu lái bèi zhuā le.He used to work in the underworld and later got caught.
- 黑道。Jǐng fāng zuì jìn dǎ jī le zhè ge hēi dào zǔ zhī.The police recently cracked down on this gang organization.
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