暗井
àn jǐng
Pinyin

Definition

暗井
 - 
àn jǐng
  1. blind shaft
  2. winze

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
井
Jǐng
  1. 1 Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
  2. 2 surname Jing
井冈山
Jǐng gāng Shān
  1. 1 Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
井然
jǐng rán
  1. 1 tidy, methodical
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
市井
shì jǐng
  1. 1 marketplace
  2. 2 town
  3. 3 the street (urban milieu)
  4. 4 the haunts of the common people
幽暗
yōu àn
  1. 1 gloom
昏暗
hūn àn
  1. 1 dusky
晦暗
huì àn
  1. 1 dark and gloomy
暗
àn
  1. 1 variant of 暗[àn]
暗中
àn zhōng
  1. 1 in the dark
  2. 2 in secret
  3. 3 on the sly
  4. 4 surreptitiously
暗地
àn dì
  1. 1 secretly
  2. 2 inwardly
暗暗
àn àn
  1. 1 secretly
  2. 2 inwardly
暗杀
àn shā
  1. 1 to assassinate
暗淡
àn dàn
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 dim (light)
  3. 3 dull (color)
  4. 4 drab
  5. 5 (fig.) gloomy
  6. 6 bleak
暗疮
àn chuāng
  1. 1 acne
暗示
àn shì
  1. 1 to hint
  2. 2 to suggest
  3. 3 suggestion
  4. 4 hint
暗算
àn suàn
  1. 1 to plot against
暗自
àn zì
  1. 1 inwardly
  2. 2 to oneself
  3. 3 secretly

Idioms (20)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
  1. 1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
井蛙之见
jǐng wā zhī jiàn
  1. 1 the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
  1. 1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
  1. 1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
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)
明查暗访
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
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
  1. 1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
  1. 1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
  2. 2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents

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