暗中

ànzhōng

adverb HSK 7 #9,065

Meanings

1 in the dark
2 in secret
3 on the sly
4 surreptitiously

Characters

Examples

他暗中观察对方的一举一动。

Tā ànzhōng guānchá duìfāng de yī jǔ yī dòng.

He secretly observed every move of the other party.

两家公司暗中竞争了很多年。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī ànzhōng jìngzhēng le hěn duō nián.

The two companies competed secretly for many years.

Stroke Order

暗 àn

中 zhōng