黑暗

hēi'àn

adjective HSK 4 #1,655

Meanings

HSK 3

天黑了，外面很黑暗。

Tiān hēi le, wàimiàn hěn hēi'àn.

It's gotten dark, it's very dark outside.

HSK 4

光明总会战胜黑暗。

Guāngmíng zǒnghuì zhànshèng hēi'àn.

Light will always overcome darkness.

HSK 6

黑暗中，他什么都看不见。

Hēi'àn zhōng, tā shénme dōu kàn bújiàn.

In the darkness, he couldn't see anything.

usage

黑暗 can be literal (physical darkness) or figurative (a dark period, evil). The opposite is 光明 (guāngmíng, bright/hopeful).

grammar

As an adjective: 黑暗的房间 (a dark room). As a noun: 在黑暗中 (in the darkness).

黑 hēi

暗 àn