黑道

hēidào

noun #9,400

Meanings

HSK 3

这部电影讲的是黑道的故事。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì hēidào de gùshi.

This movie is about organized crime.

HSK 5

警方正在打击黑道势力。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài dǎjī hēidào shìlì.

The police are cracking down on criminal organizations.

HSK 6

他年轻的时候混过黑道。

Tā niánqīng de shíhou hùn guo hēidào.

He was involved in the underworld when he was young.

usage

黑道 is contrasted with 白道 ('the legal/legitimate side'). Together 黑白两道 means 'both the underworld and legitimate society.'

memory

黑 (black) = dark, hidden, illegal. 道 (road/way) = a path or world. The 'dark road' = the criminal underworld.

黑 hēi

道 dào