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Meaning of 黑

Pinyin hēi

Radical

黑

Strokes

Definition

black / dark

Usage

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黑 [hēi] 形 (Adjective) 1. 同本义 (En: black): The color similar to ink and coal, contrasting with "white". 2. 昏暗无光 (En: dark): Lacking light; dim. 3. 狠毒;象征反动，坏 (En: evil; sinister; wicked; reactionary): Malicious or reminiscent of negative traits. 4. 秘密，非法 (En: clandestine): Hidden or illegal matters. 5. 突然而猛烈的 (En: sudden and violent): Abruptly intense. 6. 比喻倒霉，不走运 (En: run into bad luck; be unlucky): A metaphor for misfortune. 名 (Noun) 1. 黑色物质、物体 (En: black): Referring to black-colored objects or substances. 2. 含有碳元素而且通常是主要成分的各种物质 (En: various substances containing carbon, usually as the main component). 3. 黑染料 (En: black dye): A substance used for dyeing materials black. 4. 黑子，两人棋类游戏(如围棋)中黑色的棋子 (En: black piece in two-player board games such as Go). 5. 夜晚 (En: evening): Referring to nighttime. 6. 黑色黍米 (En: black corn): Corn that is black in color. 7. 黑色的猪羊 (En: black pig or sheep): Refers to pigs or sheep that are black. 8. 黑龙江省的简称 (En: Heilongjiang Province): Abbreviation for Heilongjiang Province in China. 动 (Verb) 1. 把（某物）放在隐蔽处，把…藏起来 (En: hide): To conceal or hide something. 2. 说…的坏话，诽谤 (En: blacken): To speak ill of someone, to defame. Example: "黑了良心". 参见「黑豆」条。 (Refer to the entry for "black bean.") 之读音。 (Pronunciation reference.)

黑咕隆咚 hēi gu lōng dōng

pitch-black / pitch-dark

黑啤 hēi pí

stout

黑夜 hēi yè

night

黑奴 hēi nú

negro slaves

黑压压 hēi yā yā

see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wu1 ya1 ya1]

黑匣子 hēi xiá zi

(airplane) black box

黑影 hēi yǐng

shadow / darkness / twilight

抹黑 mǒ hēi

to discredit / to defame / to smear sb's name / to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc) / to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage) / to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)

两眼一抹黑 liǎng yǎn yī mǒ hēi

Black eyes

黑暗 hēi àn

dark / darkly / darkness

德黑兰 Dé hēi lán

Tehran, capital of Iran

摸黑 mō hēi

to grope about in the dark

黑斑 hēi bān

dark spot or blotch on the skin

昏黑 hūn hēi

dark / dusky

昏天黑地 hūn tiān hēi dì

lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times

棕黑 zōng hēi

dark brown

黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng

Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈尔滨 / Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia / Amur river

黑沼 hēi zhǎo

Kuronuma

漆黑 qī hēi

pitch-black

黑洞 hēi dòng

(astronomy) black hole

浓黑 nóng hēi

Thick black

黑漆漆 hēi qī qī

pitch-dark

漆黑一团 qī hēi yī tuán

pitch-black / (fig.) to be completely in the dark

一团漆黑 yī tuán qī hēi

pitch-black / (fig.) to be completely in the dark

黑龙潭 hēi lóng tán

Black Dragon Pool

炭黑 tàn hēi

carbon black / lamp black / black pigment

黑炭 hēi tàn

coal / charcoal / (of skin) darkly pigmented / charcoal (color) / bituminous coal (mining)

黑熊 hēi xióng

Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)

黑猩猩 hēi xīng xing

common chimpanzee

黑猫 hēi māo

black cat

黑叶猴 hēi yè hóu

Francois's Leaf Monkey / Francois langur / Trachypithecus francoisi

黑痣 hēi zhì

mole

黑色素瘤 hēi sè sù liú

melanoma

黑瘦 hēi shòu

Black and thin

黑白 hēi bái

black and white / right and wrong / monochrome

黑盒 hēi hé

black box / fig. system whose internal structure is unknown

黑灯瞎火 hēi dēng xiā huǒ

pitch dark

黑纱 hēi shā

black armband

乌黑 wū hēi

jet-black / dark

黑乎乎 hēi hū hū

variant of 黑糊糊[hei1 hu1 hu1]

黑色 hēi sè

black

黑芝麻 hēi zhī má

Semen sesami nigrum

黑茫茫 hēi máng máng

Dark

黑莓 hēi méi

blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)

黑衣 hēi yī

guard of palace

黑袍 hēi páo

black robe

黑褐色 hēi hè sè

black brown / dark chocolate-brown

褐黑色 hè hēi sè

brown-black

黑豆 hēi dòu

black soya bean

黑貂 hēi diāo

sable (Martes zibellina)

起早贪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

黑钙土 hēi gài tǔ

chernozem / black earth

黑钨矿 hēi wū kuàng

wolframite / wolframine

黑锅 hēi guō

bear the blame / scapegoat / Traveler（电视剧名）

黑雾 hēi wù

black fog

黑颈鹤 hēi jǐng hè

(bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

颠倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately / to misrepresent the facts / to invert right and wrong

黑驴 hēi lǘ

Black donkey

黑鹳 hēi guàn

(bird species of China) black stork (Ciconia nigra)

黑黝黝 hēi yǒu yǒu

shiny black

黑黢黢 hēi qū qū

pitch-black / pitch-dark

黧黑 lí hēi

(literary) dark

黑鱼 hēi yú

snakehead

黑鸦 hēi yā

Black crow

天下乌鸦一般黑 tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi

all crows are black (idiom) / evil people are bad all over the world

黑麦 hēi mài

rye (Secale cereale)

黑龙江省 Hēi lóng jiāng Shěng

Heilongjiang Province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1]

黑人 hēi rén

black person / an illegal

黑海 Hēi Hǎi

Black Sea

天黑 tiān hēi

to get dark / dusk

黑点 hēi diǎn

dark spot

黑马 hēi mǎ

dark horse / fig. unexpected winner

黝黑 yǒu hēi

dark / black / suntanned