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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

暗自 [ànzì]
  1. 1. adverb secretly

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

暗自 [ànzì]
  1. 1. inwardly; to oneself; secretly
    暗自落泪
    cry to oneself; shed a tear in secret

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

暗自 [ànzì]
  1. 1. 自己暗地里
    暗自叫苦。

Examples

她的丈夫吃喝嫖赌无所不为,她总是暗自垂泪却没有办法。
Although her husband is as wicked as possible, she could do nothing but weep secretly all the time.
继配的离世让老人非常悲伤,经常暗自流泪。
The old man is very sad at his second wife's death, he often sheds tears when he is alone.
她一个人坐在海边,暗自神伤。
She sat by the sea alone, feeling dejected.
她经常为自己孤苦的命运暗自弹泪。
Tears comes into her eyes when she thinks of her own hard lot.
他俩早就偷香窃玉,暗自私通了。
They have long indulged in illicit sexual relations.
暗自垂泪。
暗自神伤。
暗自嘘唏。

Collocations

暗自高兴
secret rejoicing
暗自欢喜
secret rejoicing

Word Decomposition


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