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Usage note

表示没有那么亮。

àn biǎo shì méi yǒu nà me liàng。

暗 means not bright or dim.

Context note

常用于光线、颜色和感觉。

àn cháng yòng yú guāng xiàn 、 yán sè hé gǎn jué。

It is often used for light, color, and feeling.

5 examples

房间里很
fáng jiān lǐ hěn àn。
The room is very dark.
天已经了。
tiān yǐ jīng àn le。
It has already gotten dark.
这件衣服颜色很
zhè jiàn yī fu yán sè hěn àn。
This piece of clothing has a dark color.
请把灯打开,太了。
qǐng bǎ dēng dǎ kāi, tài àn le。
Please turn on the light, it is too dark.
晚上路上有点
wǎn shàng lù shang yǒu diǎn àn。
The road is a bit dark at night.

5 mini stories

天慢慢下来。
tiān màn màn àn xià lái。
The sky gradually grew dark.
她在处等朋友。
tā zài àn chù děng péng yǒu。
She waited for her friend in the dark.
这个颜色比那个更
zhè ge yán sè bǐ nà ge gèng àn。
This color is darker than that one.
房间太,孩子看不清。
fáng jiān tài àn, hái zi kàn bù qīng。
The room is too dark for the child to see clearly.
太阳下山后,外面就了。
tài yáng xià shān hòu, wài miàn jiù àn le。
After the sun set, it got dark outside.

Mini dialogue

天暗了

A
了,我们开灯吧。
Tiān àn le, wǒmen kāi dēng ba.
It's getting dark; let's turn on the light.
B
好的,太了对眼睛不好。
Hǎo de, tài àn le duì yǎnjing bù hǎo.
Okay, it's too dark and that's bad for the eyes.

暗的房间

A
这个房间有点
Zhège fángjiān yǒudiǎn àn.
This room is a bit dark.
B
我拉开窗帘,让光进来。
Wǒ lā kāi chuānglián, ràng guāng jìnlái.
I'll open the curtains to let the light in.

Related words and contrasts

similar
hēi
black

Describes the color or lack of light.

opposite
liàng
bright

Full of light, the opposite of dark.

similar
阴暗
yīn àn
gloomy

Dark and a little sad or scary.

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