暗中

àn zhōng · an zhong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. in the dark
  2. in secret
  3. on the sly
  4. surreptitiously

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)暗(àn)中(zhōng)帮(bāng)助(zhù)了(le)那(nà)位(wèi)老(lǎo)人(rén)。

He secretly helped that elderly person.

02

有(yǒu)人(rén)在(zài)暗(àn)中(zhōng)观(guān)察(chá)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)行(xíng)动(dòng)。

Someone is watching our actions in secret.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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