暗中 àn zhōng ㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ am3 zung1 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- in the dark
- in secret
- on the sly
- surreptitiously
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暗
- 暗暗 àn àn ㄢˋ ㄢˋ am3 am3 secretly
- 暗杀 暗殺 àn shā ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ am3 saat3 to assassinate
- 暗示 àn shì ㄢˋ ㄕˋ am3 si6 to hint; to suggest
- 阴暗 陰暗 yīn àn ㄧㄣ ㄢˋ jam1 am3 dim
- 黑暗 hēi àn ㄏㄟ ㄢˋ hak1 am3 dark
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- 暗地里 暗地裡 àn dì li ㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧ am3 dei6 leoi5 secretly; inwardly; on the sly
- 幽暗 yōu àn ㄧㄡ ㄢˋ jau1 am3 gloom
- 昏暗 hūn àn ㄏㄨㄣ ㄢˋ fan1 am3 dusky
- 晦暗 huì àn ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄢˋ fui3 am3 dark and gloomy
- 暗井 àn jǐng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ am3 zeng2 blind shaft
- 暗伤 暗傷 àn shāng ㄢˋ ㄕㄤ am3 soeng1 internal injury
- 暗合 àn hé ㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ am3 hap6 to agree implicitly
- 暗含 àn hán ㄢˋ ㄏㄢˊ am3 ham4 to imply; to suggest; to connote
- 暗哨 àn shào ㄢˋ ㄕㄠˋ am3 saau3 hidden sentry post
- 暗喜 àn xǐ ㄢˋ ㄒㄧˇ am3 hei2 hidden smile
- 暗喻 àn yù ㄢˋ ㄩˋ am3 jyu6 metaphor
- 暗器 àn qì ㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ am3 hei3 concealed weapon
- 暗地 àn dì ㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ am3 dei6 secretly; inwardly; on the sly
- 暗堡 àn bǎo ㄢˋ ㄅㄠˇ am3 bou2 bunker
- 暗娼 àn chāng ㄢˋ ㄔㄤ am3 coeng1 unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
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- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 暗渡陈仓 暗渡陳倉 àn dù Chén cāng ㄢˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄘㄤ am3 dou6 can4 cong1 lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽 of Chu)
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì ㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
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- 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
- 明察暗访 明察暗訪 míng chá àn fǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄢˋ ㄈㄤˇ ming4 caat3 am3 fong2 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
- 明岗暗哨 明崗暗哨 míng gǎng àn shào ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄤˇ ㄢˋ ㄕㄠˋ ming4 gong1 am3 saau3 both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
- 明升暗降 míng shēng àn jiàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ming4 sing1 am3 gong3 (idiom) to kick sb upstairs
- 明争暗斗 明爭暗鬥 míng zhēng àn dòu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄢˋ ㄉㄡˋ ming4 zang1 am3 dau3 (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
- 名重识暗 名重識暗 míng zhòng shí àn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕˊ ㄢˋ ming4 zung6 sik1 am3 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
- 明珠暗投 míng zhū àn tóu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ming4 zyu1 am3 tau4 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄡ ㄔㄤˊ dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4 to make the best of a bad job
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- 堕云雾中 墮雲霧中 duò yún wù zhōng ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ do6 wan4 mou6 zung1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom)
- 恶语中伤 惡語中傷 è yǔ zhòng shāng ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1 (idiom) to slander viciously
- 风中之烛 風中之燭 fēng zhōng zhī zhú ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄓㄨˊ fung1 zung1 zi1 zuk1 lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
- 管中窥豹 管中窺豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄠˋ gun2 zung1 kwai1 paau3 lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
- 家道中落 jiā dào zhōng luò ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gaa1 dou6 zung1 lok6 to come down in the world (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 暗中 笑 玛丽 瑪麗 。
Tom snickered at Mary.
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猫 貓 在 黑暗 中都 是 灰色 的 。
All cats are grey in the dark.
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不要 一个人 一個人 在 黑暗 中 走 。
Don't walk alone after dark.
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这 這 名士 兵 在 黑暗 中保 持 戒备 戒備 。
The soldier kept a sharp lookout in the darkness.
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在 黑暗 中 ， 她 能 听到 聽到 他 和 客人 说笑 說笑 。
In the darkness, she could hear him and his guests chatting and laughing.
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