黑暗

hēi'àn

adjective/noun HSK 4 #1,655

Meanings

Tiān hēi le, wàimiàn hěn hēi'àn.

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

Hēi'àn zhōng, tā shénme dōu kàn bú jiàn.

In the darkness, he couldn't see anything.

Guāngmíng zǒng huì 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