黑暗

hēi'àn

adjective HSK 4 #1,655

Meanings

天黑了，外面很黑暗。

Tiān hēi le, wàimiàn hěn hēi'àn.

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

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.

光明总会战胜黑暗。

Guāngmíng zǒnghuì zhànshèng hēi'àn.

Light will always overcome darkness.

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