暗
àn
Pinyin

Definition

暗
 - 
àn
  1. dark
  2. gloomy
  3. hidden
  4. secret
  5. muddled
  6. obscure
  7. in the dark
暗 (闇)
 - 
àn
  1. to close (a door)
  2. to eclipse
  3. muddled
  4. stupid
  5. ignorant
  6. variant of 暗[àn]
暗 (晻)
 - 
àn
  1. variant of 暗[àn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

暗恋
àn liàn
  1. 1 to be secretly in love with
黑暗
hēi àn
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 darkly
  3. 3 darkness
昏暗
hūn àn
  1. 1 dusky
暗
àn
  1. 1 variant: 暗 àn
暗中
àn zhōng
  1. 1 in the dark
  2. 2 in secret
  3. 3 on the sly
  4. 4 surreptitiously

Idioms (17)

名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
  1. 1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
明人不做暗事
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
  1. 1 The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
  2. 2 fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
明察暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides
明岗暗哨
míng gǎng àn shào
  1. 1 both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)

Sample Sentences

从古代的“头悬梁，锥刺股”到现代的“爱拼才会赢”，都在暗示孩子们“我拿青春赌明天”。
cóng gǔdài de “tóu xuán Liáng ，zhuī cì gǔ ”dào xiàndài de “ài pīn cái huì yíng ”，dōu zài ànshì háizi men “wǒ ná qīngchūn dǔ míngtiān ”。
From the “Sword in the Stone” of the past to the modern “I fight to win”, they all imply that youth is but a bargain chip for the future.
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微信朋友圈有其暗黑的一面，比如说满足偷窥、暗恋、自恋、妄想、呓语等多元化癖好。
Wēixìn Péngyouquān yǒu qí ànhēi de yīmiàn ，bǐrúshuō mǎnzú tōukuī 、ànliàn 、zìliàn 、wàngxiǎng 、yìyǔ děng duōyuánhuà pǐhào 。
The WeChat circle of friends has its dark side, such as satisfying voyeurism, having crushes, narcissism, delusions of grandeur and an unlimited selection of interests.
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中国人民抗日战争和世界反法西斯战争，是正义和邪恶、光明和黑暗、进步和反动的大决战在那场惨烈的战争中，中国人民抗日战争开始时间最早、持续时间最长
Zhōngguó rénmín KàngRìZhànzhēng hé shìjiè fǎn fǎxīsī zhànzhēng ，shì zhèngyì hé xiéè 、guāngmíng hé hēiàn 、jìnbù hé fǎndòng de dà juézhàn zài nà chǎng cǎnliè de zhànzhēng zhōng ，Zhōngguó rénmín KàngRìZhànzhēng kāishǐ shíjiān zuì zǎo 、chíxùshíjiān zuì cháng
The Chinese People’s War Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War were decisive battles between justice and evil, the light and the dark, progress and reactionism. In that terrible war, the Chinese People’s War Against Japanese Aggression started first and lasted the longest.
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你这个金句王！我真被你的口号给振奋了！那么终有一天我也会像科比一样告诉大家，“你想知道杭州北京四点是什么样子的吗？每天北京早上四点仍然在黑暗中时，而我已行走在通往量变到质变的道路上。”
nǐ zhè ge jīnjùwáng ！wǒ zhēn bèi nǐ de kǒuhào gěi zhènfèn le ！nàme zhōng yǒu yī tiān wǒ yě huì xiàng Kēbǐ yīyàng gàosu dàjiā ，“nǐ xiǎng zhīdào Hángzhōu Běijīng sì diǎn shì shénmayàngzi de ma ？měitiān Běijīng zǎoshang sì diǎn réngrán zài hēiàn zhōng shí ，ér wǒ yǐ xíngzǒu zài tōngwǎng liáng biàn dào zhí biàn de dàolù shang 。”
You are such an inspirational speaker! I've really been inspired by what you've said. One day, I'll be able to tell everybody, just like Kobe Bryant, "Would you like to know what Hang Zhou or Beijing looks like at 4am? Everyday at 4am, when Beijing is still in darkness, I am already on my way towards excellence, I'm on the path of change, from quantitive change to qualitative change".
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嗨，所谓向上管理，核心就是用更好的方式跟老板沟通而已，让工作更高效。当然了，如果公司前途暗淡，老板简直是人渣，你实力也不容小觑，还是可以考虑另谋高就的。
hāi ，suǒwèi xiàngshàng guǎnlǐ ，héxīn jiùshì yòng gèng hǎo de fāngshì gēn lǎobǎn gōutōng éryǐ ，ràng gōngzuò gèng gāoxiào 。dāngrán le ，rúguǒ gōngsī qiántú àndàn ，lǎobǎn jiǎnzhí shì rénzhā ，nǐ shílì yě bùróng xiǎoqù ，háishì kěyǐ kǎolǜ lìng móu gāojiù de 。
Come on, this idea of "upward management" at it's core, is just using better ways to communicate with your boss and therefore making your work more efficient. However, if the company has no future, the boss is a total A-hole and your talents are being overlooked and you should still consider finding a better position elsewhere.
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他嘱我路上小心，夜里警醒些，不要受凉。又嘱托茶房好好照应我。我心里暗笑他的迂；他们只认得钱，托他们直是白托！而且我这样大年纪的人，难道还不能料理自己么？唉，我现在想想，那时真是太聪明了！
tā zhǔ wǒ lùshang xiǎoxīn ，yèlǐ jǐngxǐng xiē ，bù yào shòuliáng 。yòu zhǔtuō cháfáng hǎohāo zhàoyīng wǒ 。wǒ xīnli àn xiào tā de yū ；tāmen zhī rènde qián ，tuō tāmen zhí shì bái tuō ！érqiě wǒ zhèyàng dà niánjì de rén ���nándào hái bùnéng liàolǐ zìjǐ ma ？ài ，wǒ xiànzài xiǎngxiang ，nàshí zhēn shì tài cōngming le ！
He told me to take care of myself on the way, to be alert at night, to not catch a cold. Yet again he told the waiter to look after me.I laughed at his silliness in my heart because those people cared only for money; and it was useless to ask a favor from them. Besides, is someone my age unable to look after myself? Now I think back, I really was smug and self assured.
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点亮黑暗，赶不走孤单。
diǎnliàng hēiàn ，gǎn bù zǒu gūdān 。
You can't drive loneliness away even lighting up the darkness.
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最近哪里都是天昏地暗。
zuìjìn nǎlǐ dōu shì tiānhūndìàn 。
It's gloomy everywhere recently.
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老鼠都会躲在暗处，所以都不会做一些光明正大的事情。
lǎoshǔ dōu huì duǒ zài àn chù ，suǒyǐ dōu bùhuì zuò yīxiē guāngmíngzhèngdà de shìqing 。
Mice always hide in the dark, so they don’t play fair and square.
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太暗了，可以开灯吗？
tài àn le ，kěyǐ kāidēng ma ？
It's too dark, can you turn on the lights?
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