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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
[an4] /dark/to turn dark/secret; hidden/(literary) confused; ignorant/ 1056 1
[[an4]] /(literary) to close (a door)/to eclipse/confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4])/dark (variant of 暗[an4])/ 827 2
[an4] /variant of 暗[an4]/ 4848 1
暗暗 暗暗 [an4 an4] /secretly/inwardly/ 7100 1
暗堡 暗堡 [an4 bao3] /bunker/ 7100 1
暗藏 暗藏 [an4 cang2] /to hide/to conceal/ 5371 1
暗娼 暗娼 [an4 chang1] /unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute/ 7100 1
暗潮 暗潮 [an4 chao2] /undercurrent/ 7100 1
暗處 暗处 [an4 chu4] /secret place/ 7100 1
暗瘡 暗疮 [an4 chuang1] /acne/ 4131 1
暗袋 暗袋 [an4 dai4] /camera bag (for changing film)/ 7100 1
黯淡 黯淡 [an4 dan4] /variant of 暗淡[an4 dan4]/ 5393 1
暗淡 暗淡 [an4 dan4] /dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab/(fig.) gloomy; bleak/ 1209 1
暗地裡 暗地里 [an4 di4 li5] /secretly; inwardly; on the sly/ 1223 1
暗疔 暗疔 [an4 ding1] /axillary furuncle/armpit boil/ 5297 1
暗渡陳倉 暗渡陈仓 [an4 du4 Chen2 cang1] /lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)/fig. to feign one thing while doing another/to cheat under cover of a diversion/ 4928 1
暗煅 暗煅 [an4 duan4] /sealed pot calcination (TCM)/ 4997 1
暗訪 暗访 [an4 fang3] /to make secret inquiries/to investigate in secret/ 6129 1
暗公鳥 暗公鸟 [an4 gong1 niao3] /black-crowned night heron (Tw)/ 4973 1
暗光鳥 暗光鸟 [an4 guang1 niao3] /black-crowned night heron (Tw)/ 4973 1
暗害 暗害 [an4 hai4] /to kill secretly/to stab in the back/ 5327 1
暗盒 暗盒 [an4 he2] /magazine/cassette/ 7100 1
暗合 暗合 [an4 he2] /to agree implicitly/of one mind/views coincide without a word exchanged/ 6589 1
暗河 暗河 [an4 he2] /underground river/ 7100 1
暗黑破壞神 暗黑破坏神 [An4 hei1 Po4 huai4 Shen2] /Diablo (video game series)/ 4868 1
暗花兒 暗花儿 [an4 hua1 r5] /veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric/ 6724 1
暗疾 暗疾 [an4 ji2] /unmentionable disease/a disease one is ashamed of/ 6581 1
暗記 暗记 [an4 ji4] /to commit to memory/secret mark/ 4957 1
暗記兒 暗记儿 [an4 ji4 r5] /secret mark/ 6724 1
暗間兒 暗间儿 [an4 jian1 r5] /inner room/ 6724 1
暗礁 暗礁 [an4 jiao1] /submerged reef (rock)/ 7100 1
暗經 暗经 [an4 jing1] /latent menstruation (TCM)/ 5323 1
暗井 暗井 [an4 jing3] /blind shaft/winze/ 7100 1
暗扣 暗扣 [an4 kou4] /hidden snap fastener (concealed behind a flap on a garment)/ 2224 1
暗虧 暗亏 [an4 kui1] /hidden loss (finance)/ 5381 1
暗戀 暗恋 [an4 lian4] /to be secretly in love with/ 4687 1
暗流 暗流 [an4 liu2] /undercurrent/ 7100 1
暗鷺 暗鹭 [an4 lu4] /black-crowned night heron (Tw)/ 4973 1
暗罵 暗骂 [an4 ma4] /to curse under one's breath/to grumble inaudibly/ 1939 1
暗昧 暗昧 [an4 mei4] /obscure/remaining unenlightened/ 6848 1
暗器 暗器 [an4 qi4] /concealed weapon/ 5746 1
暗渠 暗渠 [an4 qu2] /underground water channel/covered ditch/culvert/ 2931 1
暗殺 暗杀 [an4 sha1] /to assassinate/ 5676 1
暗沙 暗沙 [an4 sha1] /submerged sandbank/submerged coral islet/ 2565 1
暗哨 暗哨 [an4 shao4] /hidden sentry post/ 2575 1
暗哨兒 暗哨儿 [an4 shao4 r5] /whistle given as a secret signal/ 2574 1
暗室 暗室 [an4 shi4] /darkroom/ 7100 1
暗適應 暗适应 [an4 shi4 ying4] /(visual physiology) dark adaptation/ 1683 1
暗爽 暗爽 [an4 shuang3] /to be secretly delighted/ 1285 1
暗送秋波 暗送秋波 [an4 song4 qiu1 bo1] /to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)/ 4687 1
暗算 暗算 [an4 suan4] /to plot against/ 5963 1
暗灘 暗滩 [an4 tan1] /hidden shoal/ 7100 1
暗探 暗探 [an4 tan4] /secret agent/detective/ 7100 1
暗網 暗网 [An4 wang3] /(computing) Dark Web/ 2377 1
暗無天日 暗无天日 [an4 wu2 tian1 ri4] /all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice/ 6332 1
暗喜 暗喜 [an4 xi3] /hidden smile/smirk/to rejoice covertly/secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans/ 6776 1
暗線光譜 暗线光谱 [an4 xian4 guang1 pu3] /dark-line spectrum/ 7100 1
暗箱 暗箱 [an4 xiang1] /camera bellows/camera obscura/ 7100 1
暗香 暗香 [an4 xiang1] /subtle fragrance/ 2970 1
暗箱操作 暗箱操作 [an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4] /covert activities (election rigging etc)/under-the-table manipulations/black operations/ 4355 1
暗香疏影 暗香疏影 [an4 xiang1 shu1 ying3] /(poetic depiction of plum blossom)/ 4794 1
暗想 暗想 [an4 xiang3] /think to oneself/ 6288 1
暗笑 暗笑 [an4 xiao4] /laugh in (up) one's sleeve/snigger/snicker/ 7100 1
暗星雲 暗星云 [an4 xing1 yun2] /(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula/ 1321 1
暗語 暗语 [an4 yu3] /code word/ 7100 1
暗喻 暗喻 [an4 yu4] /metaphor/ 6560 1
暗指 暗指 [an4 zhi3] /to hint at/to imply/sth hidden/ 6695 1
暗滯 暗滞 [an4 zhi4] /dull (complexion)/ 5323 1
暗中 暗中 [an4 zhong1] /in the dark/in secret/on the sly/surreptitiously/ 7100 1
暗中監視 暗中监视 [an4 zhong1 jian1 shi4] /to monitor secretly/to spy on/ 6545 1
暗轉 暗转 [an4 zhuan3] /(theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene)/(literary) to be promoted in rank secretly/ 2918 1
暗樁 暗桩 [an4 zhuang1] /submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats/(fig.) informer/spy/ 2202 1
暗自 暗自 [an4 zi4] /inwardly/to oneself/secretly/ 7100 1
暗背雨燕 暗背雨燕 [[an4bei4 yu3yan4]] /(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)/ 955 2
暗察明訪 暗察明访 [[an4cha2-ming2fang3]] /see 明察暗訪|明察暗访[ming2cha2-an4fang3]/ 149 2
暗戳戳 暗戳戳 [[an4chuo1chuo1]] /(coll.) low-key; subtle; unobtrusive/ 16 2
暗搓搓 暗搓搓 [[an4cuo1cuo1]] /see 暗戳戳[an4chuo1chuo1]/ 16 2
暗道 暗道 [[an4dao4]] /secret passage; secret tunnel/ 847 2
暗地 暗地 [[an4di4]] /secretly; inwardly; on the sly/ 844 2
暗房 暗房 [[an4fang2]] /(photography) darkroom/ 548 2
暗腹雪雞 暗腹雪鸡 [[an4fu4 xue3ji1]] /(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)/ 955 2
暗溝 暗沟 [[an4gou1]] /sewer; underground drainage channel/ 797 2
暗含 暗含 [[an4han2]] /to imply; to suggest; to connote/implicit/ 808 2
暗號 暗号 [[an4hao4]] /secret signal; password; countersign/ 142 2
暗黑 暗黑 [[an4hei1]] /dark; dim/ 67 2
暗灰鵑鵙 暗灰鹃鵙 [[an4hui1 juan1ju2]] /(bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos)/ 786 2
暗箭 暗箭 [[an4jian4]] /attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back/ 847 2
暗裡 暗里 [[an4li5]] /privately; secretly; behind closed doors/ 847 2
暗綠柳鶯 暗绿柳莺 [[an4lü4 liu3ying1]] /(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)/ 955 2
暗綠繡眼鳥 暗绿绣眼鸟 [[an4lü4 xiu4yan3niao3]] /(bird species of China) Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex)/ 789 2
暗綠背鸕鶿 暗绿背鸬鹚 [[an4lü4bei4 lu2ci2]] /(bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)/ 955 2
暗冕鷦鶯 暗冕鹪莺 [[an4mian3 jiao1ying1]] /(bird species of China) rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens)/ 955 2
暗能量 暗能量 [[an4neng2liang4]] /(astronomy) dark energy/ 496 2
暗色鴉雀 暗色鸦雀 [[an4se4 ya1que4]] /(bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Suthora zappeyi)/ 789 2
暗傷 暗伤 [[an4shang1]] /internal injury/invisible damage/ 817 2
暗示 暗示 [[an4shi4]] /to hint; to suggest/hint; suggestion/ 854 2
暗鎖 暗锁 [[an4suo3]] /built-in lock; concealed lock (flush with the surface, with only the keyhole visible) (contrasted with 明鎖|明锁[ming2suo3] "exposed lock")/ 454 2
暗物質 暗物质 [[an4wu4zhi4]] /(physics) dark matter/ 882 2
暗胸朱雀 暗胸朱雀 [[an4xiong1 zhu1que4]] /(bird species of China) dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)/ 955 2
暗影 暗影 [[an4ying3]] /shadow; umbra/ 668 2
變暗 变暗 [bian4 an4] /to darken/ 5549 1
薄暗 薄暗 [bo2 an4] /at dusk/evening/ 6653 1
發暗 发暗 [fa1 an4] /to darken/to become tarnished/ 6526 1
黑暗 黑暗 [hei1 an4] /dark/darkly/darkness/ 7100 1
黑暗時代 黑暗时代 [Hei1 an4 Shi2 dai4] /Dark Ages/ 5088 1
黑箱操作 黑箱操作 [hei1 xiang1 cao1 zuo4] /see 暗箱操作[an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4]/ 4355 1
黑暗面 黑暗面 [[hei1an4mian4]] /(lit. and fig.) dark side/ 942 2
灰暗 灰暗 [hui1 an4] /dull gray/drab/murky/ 5440 1
晦暗 晦暗 [hui4 an4] /dark and gloomy/ 7100 1
昏暗 昏暗 [hun1 an4] /dusky/ 7100 1
兼聽則明,偏信則暗 兼听则明,偏信则暗 [jian1 ting1 ze2 ming2 , pian1 xin4 ze2 an4] /listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)/ 2010 1
黎明前的黑暗 黎明前的黑暗 [li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4] /darkness comes before dawn/things can only get better (idiom)/ 5341 1
柳暗花明 柳暗花明 [liu3 an4 hua1 ming2] /lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope/light at the end of the tunnel/ 6332 1
[ming2] /bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to understand/next/public or open/wise/generic term for a sacrifice to the gods/ 6007 1
明察暗訪 明察暗访 [ming2 cha2 an4 fang3] /open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret/taking information from all sides/ 6332 1
明崗暗哨 明岗暗哨 [ming2 gang3 an4 shao4] /both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)/ 6152 1
明槍易躲,暗箭難防 明枪易躲,暗箭难防 [ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3 , an4 jian4 nan2 fang2] /lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies/ 6332 1
明人不做暗事 明人不做暗事 [ming2 ren2 bu4 zuo4 an4 shi4] /an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)/ 2103 1
明升暗降 明升暗降 [ming2 sheng1 an4 jiang4] /(idiom) to kick sb upstairs/ 1037 1
明修棧道,暗渡陳倉 明修栈道,暗渡陈仓 [ming2 xiu1 zhan4 dao4 , an4 du4 Chen2 cang1] /lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)/fig. to feign one thing while doing another/to cheat under cover of a diversion/ 4928 1
明爭暗鬥 明争暗斗 [ming2 zheng1 an4 dou4] /(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly/ 1219 1
名重識暗 名重识暗 [ming2 zhong4 shi2 an4] /of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)/ 6059 1
明珠暗投 明珠暗投 [ming2 zhu1 an4 tou2] /to cast pearls before swine (idiom)/not to get proper recognition for one's talents/ 4880 1
明查暗訪 明查暗访 [[ming2cha2-an4fang3]] /variant of 明察暗訪|明察暗访[ming2cha2-an4fang3]/ 149 2
明裡暗裡 明里暗里 [[ming2li3 an4li3]] /both publicly and privately; both overtly and secretly; both explicitly and implicitly/ 151 2
明戀 明恋 [[ming2lian4]] /(slang) to openly express or pursue romantic interest in sb (as opposed to 暗戀|暗恋[an4lian4])/ 87 2
明槍好躲,暗箭難防 明枪好躲,暗箭难防 [[ming2qiang1-hao3duo3, an4jian4-nan2fang2]] /see 明槍易躲,暗箭難防|明枪易躲,暗箭难防[ming2qiang1-yi4duo3, an4jian4-nan2fang2]/ 26 2
明鎖 明锁 [[ming2suo3]] /exposed lock; external lock (e.g. padlock or surface-mounted latch) (contrasted with 暗鎖|暗锁[an4suo3] "built-in lock")/ 454 2
淒黯 凄黯 [qi1 an4] /dismal/somber/also written 淒暗|凄暗[qi1 an4]/ 5885 1
淒暗 凄暗 [qi1 an4] /dismal/somber/ 5885 1
棄暗投明 弃暗投明 [qi4 an4 tou2 ming2] /to renounce the dark and seek the light/to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one/ 5340 1
頭昏眼暗 头昏眼暗 [tou2 hun1 yan3 an4] /head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy/fainting/vertigo/ 6332 1
性暗示 性暗示 [[xing4an4shi4]] /sexual innuendo; indirect sexual suggestion in words, gestures, images etc/ 375 2
陰暗 阴暗 [yin1 an4] /dim/dark/overcast/darkness/shadow/(fig.) dismal/gloomy/somber/murky/shadowy (side)/ 4084 1
陰暗面 阴暗面 [yin1 an4 mian4] /the dark side (of society etc)/ 6060 1
幽暗 幽暗 [you1 an4] /gloom/ 7100 1
黝暗 黝暗 [you3 an4] /murk/murkiness/ 6131 1
珠胎暗結 珠胎暗结 [[zhu1tai1-an4jie2]] /to get pregnant out of wedlock/ 862 2

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