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

走进山洞，里面黑森森的，什么也看不见。

Zǒu jìn shāndòng, lǐmiàn hēisēnsēn de, shénme yě kàn bu jiàn.

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

夜里林子黑森森的，让人发怵。

Yèlǐ línzi hēisēnsēn de, ràng rén fāchù.

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