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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

黑暗 [hēi'àn]
  1. 1. adjective [指光线] dark
  2. 2. adjective [腐败] corrupt

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

黑暗 [hēi'àn]
  1. 1. dark; darkness; gloomy
    山洞里一片黑暗
    It's all darkness in the cave.
    黑暗统治
    dark rule; reactionary rule
    黑暗
    a dark aspect; the seamy side
    黑暗势力
    forces of darkness; reactionary forces

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

黑暗 [hēi'àn]
  1. 1. 没有光亮
    黑暗潮湿的地下室。
  2. 2. 象征腐败、反动
    黑暗的旧社会。

Examples

黑暗中的一线光明
a streak of light in the darkness
黑暗统治
dark rule; reactionary rule
鲁迅用冷嘲热讽的杂文形式与黑暗统治势力作战。
Lu Xun used burning satire and freezing irony, cast in the form of essays, to do battle against the rule of the forces of darkness.
黑暗中摸着下楼
grope one's way down the stairs in the dark
黑暗中摸索前进
grope (or fumble) one's way in the dark
黑暗里蓦地窜出个人来。
Suddenly, somebody ran out of the darkness.
她看见一个人影儿在黑暗中消失了。
She caught sight of a figure disappearing into the darkness.
黑暗的夜里,野草间颤响着夜虫的鸣叫。
Insects are chirping among the wild grass in the darkness of night.

Collocations

一片黑暗
darkness
黑暗统治
oppressive rule
黑暗势力
evil forces
战胜黑暗
to defeat the darkness

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