黑森森

hēisēnsēn

adjective

Meanings

1 dark and forbidding
2 pitch-dark and eerie
3 densely black (of trees, hair, a shadowy space)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

走进山洞，里面黑森森的，什么也看不见。

Zǒujìn shāndòng, lǐmiàn hēisēnsēn de, shénme yě kàn bujiàn.

Stepping into the cave, it was pitch-dark and eerie inside - you couldn't see a thing.

HSK 7-9

夜里林子黑森森的，让人发怵。

Yèlǐ línzi hēisēnsēn de, ràng rén fā chù.

At night the woods were dark and forbidding - enough to give anyone the creeps.

Tips

usage

森森 itself suggests something dense and close-packed (as in 阴森森). Combined with 黑, you get darkness that feels thick and unsettling, perfect for caves, forests, abandoned buildings.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

森 sēn