黑市

hēishì

noun #9,886

Meanings

1 black market
2 underground market

Characters

black; dark; illegal

Examples

他在黑市上买到了那张票。

Tā zài hēishì shàng mǎi dào le nà zhāng piào.

He bought that ticket on the black market.

黑市交易是违法的。

Hēishì jiāoyì shì wéifǎ de.

Black market trading is illegal.

战争时期黑市很猖獗。

Zhànzhēng shíqī hēishì hěn chāngjué.

The black market was rampant during wartime.

Tips

usage

黑 in Chinese often implies 'illegal' or 'shady,' just like 'black' in English: 黑钱 (dirty money), 黑客 (hacker), 黑帮 (gang/mafia).

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

市 shì