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| Pronunciation |
: |
hēi |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- black. (adj)
- dark. (adj)
- secret. (adj)
- wicked. (adj)
- reactionary. (adj)
|
| Radical |
: |
黑 |
| Strokes |
: |
12 |
| Traditional |
: |
黑 |
| Usage |
: |
23.4% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
|
|
: |
black and white; right and wrong |
Sentences:
| 1. She always dresses in black. |
| tā |
zǒng |
chuān |
zhe |
hēi |
yī |
fú |
。 |
| 她 |
总 |
穿 |
着 |
黑 |
衣 |
服 |
。 |
|
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 总 |
: |
always |
| 穿 |
: |
wear |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 黑 |
: |
black |
| 衣服 |
: |
clothes |
|
| 2. The teacher drew a diagram on the blackboard. |
| lǎo |
shī |
zài |
hēi |
bǎn |
shàng |
huà |
le |
yī |
gè |
tú |
biǎo |
。 |
| 老 |
师 |
在 |
黑 |
板 |
上 |
画 |
了 |
一 |
个 |
图 |
表 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 老师 |
: |
teacher |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 黑板 |
: |
blackboard |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 画 |
: |
draw |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 图表 |
: |
diagram |
|
| 3. It’s nearly dark. |
| tiān |
kuài |
hēi |
le |
。 |
| 天 |
快 |
黑 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 天 |
: |
sky |
| 快 |
: |
nearly, almost |
| 黑 |
: |
dark |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used for an anticipated or presupposed action |
|
| 4. It’s all darkness in the cave. |
| shān |
dòng |
lǐ |
yí |
piàn |
hēi |
àn |
。 |
| 山 |
洞 |
里 |
一 |
片 |
黑 |
暗 |
。 |
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| 山洞 |
: |
cave |
| 里 |
: |
inside |
| 一片 |
: |
measure word |
| 黑暗 |
: |
darkness |
|
| 5. He’s so wicked! |
| tā |
de |
xīn |
zhēn |
hēi |
！ |
| 他 |
的 |
心 |
真 |
黑 |
！ |
|
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|
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 心 |
: |
heart |
| 真 |
: |
really, very |
| 黑 |
: |
wicked |
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