灰暗

huī'àn

adjective #18,753

Meanings

1 dull gray
2 drab
3 gloomy

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

天空灰暗，看起来要下雨了。

Tiānkōng huī'àn, kànqǐlái yào xiàyǔ le.

The sky is dull and gray - it looks like it's going to rain.

HSK 5

她回忆起那段灰暗的日子。

Tā huíyì qǐ nà duàn huī'àn de rìzi.

She recalled those gloomy days.

Tips

usage

灰暗 can describe both literal colors (dull gray) and figurative moods (gloomy, bleak). 灰暗的前途 = a bleak future.

Stroke Order

灰 huī

暗 àn