Meaning of 暗中
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
ànzhōng
- in the dark
- in secret
- on the sly
- surreptitiously
暗中 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆暗中笑玛丽。
Tom snickered at Mary.
黑暗中突然有一只狗冒了出来，把我吓了一跳。
I was shocked by the dog that sprang out of the darkness.
在黑暗中，她能听到他和客人说笑。
In the darkness, she could hear him and his guests chatting and laughing.
这名士兵在黑暗中保持戒备。
The soldier kept a sharp lookout in the darkness.
不要一个人在黑暗中走。
Don't walk alone after dark.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
暗 àn · dark · 13 strokes
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中 zhōng · within · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 暗中.
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 其中 | qízhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 中年 | zhōngnián | middle age |
| 中餐 | zhōngcān | lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food |
Questions about 暗中
What does 暗中 mean?
暗中 (ànzhōng) means "in the dark; in secret" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 暗中?
暗中 is made of 2 characters: 暗 (13 strokes), 中 (4 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 暗中 an HSK word?
Yes. 暗中 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.