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暗

àn · an

Traditional 闇 / 晻

HSK 4

Meaning

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àn 暗

  1. dark
  2. to turn dark
  3. secret; hidden
  4. (literary) confused; ignorant

àn 闇

  1. (literary) to close (a door)
  2. to eclipse
  3. confused; ignorant (variant of 暗 (àn))
  4. dark (variant of 暗 (àn))

àn 晻

  1. variant of 暗 (àn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)在(zài)那(nà)么(me)暗(àn)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)做(zuò)什(shén)么(me)？

What are you doing in a dark place like that?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)空(kōng)变(biàn)得(de)越(yuè)来(lái)越(yuè)暗(àn)了(le)。

The sky grew darker and darker.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ekgermana · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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