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黑
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Definitions
- 1. black
- 2. dark
- 3. sinister
- 4. secret
- 5. shady
- 6. illegal
- 7. to hide (sth) away
- 8. to vilify
- 9. (loanword) to hack (computing)
Example Sentences
1 shown雲越來越 黑 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 黑
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
obsidian (mining)
(neologism 2019) rioting by black-clothed protesters in Hong Kong
dark brown
black armband
(bird species of China) common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
(bird species of China) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
blackcurrant
alkaponuria
pitch-dark
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
Herzegovina
pitch dark
blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc)
pitch-black
Islamophobe
sunspot
(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
(bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
to bring shame to
(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
(bird species of China) black bittern (Dupetor flavicollis)
melatonin
dark
blackmail
(bird species of China) black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
see 黑背[hēi bèi]
(bird species of China) black-breasted thrush (Turdus dissimilis)
Herod (biblical King)
(bird species of China) black-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus atriceps)
(Internet slang) to go from being an admirer to being a detractor
poison pen letter
melanoma (type of skin cancer)
Yakuza (Japanese mafia)
Black Flag Army
pneumoconiosis (occupational disease of coal miners)
black body radiation (in thermodynamics)
dark and swarthy
sunspot cycle
can't tell black from white (idiom); unable to distinguish wrong from right
lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)
(bird species of China) red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
Dark Ages
Heihe prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
to confuse black and white
haddock
(bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
(bird species of China) black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
(soccer etc) corrupt officiating
(bird species of China) snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)
pupil of the eye
The Sopranos (US TV series)
malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes
Black Lives Matter (social movement)
(bird species of China) black kite (Milvus migrans)
to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime
black and white
Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓|林纾
(bird species of China) black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
(bird species of China) black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides)
dark
(bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
dark road
dark; dim
lit. the black sky of midnight
to see one's child die before oneself
(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
(bird species of China) Pere David's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)
(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes
black
(literary) dark
(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
bunch of gangsters
German shepherd
(bird species of China) black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
(bird species of China) black-chinned babbler (Stachyridopsis pyrrhops)
pitch-black
darkness comes before dawn
jet-black
pitch-black
to fly illegally (of planes, drones etc)
(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)
the dark
(bird species of China) black scoter (Melanitta nigra)
(bird species of China) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wū yā yā]
ruins of Heishui Town of Xixia 西夏[xī xià] people, in Ejin Banner 額濟納旗|额济纳旗[é jì nà qí], Alxa League 阿拉善盟[ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia
(bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
dark and forbidding
(bird species of China) Siberian stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
(bird species of China) Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)
(bird species of China) black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps)
(bird species of China) black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine)
coal
to sunbathe
(bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)
criminal underworld
black dwarf (pejorative term for non-Han people)
Kuroshio current
the \five black categories\ (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists
to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc)
black market
(bird species of China) black-chinned fruit dove (Ptilinopus leclancheri)
to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)
(bird species of China) Kessler's thrush (Turdus kessleri)
to crack down on illegal activities
Halmahera, an island of Indonesia
to get dark
(bird species of China) black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)
a fraudulently used credit card
(bird species of China) black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis)
jet-black
unrefined sugar
shadow
black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
(bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)
Aedes, a genus of mosquito
whitelist and blacklist, i.e. 紅名單|红名单[hóng míng dān] and 黑名單|黑名单[hēi míng dān]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
(bird species of China) western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)
(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
(bird species of China) Sichuan jay (Perisoreus internigrans)
all crows are black (idiom)
Diablo (video game series)
(Chinese folk religion) Heibai Wuchang: two deities, one dressed in black and the other in white, responsible for escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld
moonless (night)
(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
black pepper
(bird species of China) Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni)
night
black
(bird species of China) Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)
black box
Heihe prefecture, Heilongjiang
(written) in black and white
(Internet slang) to make fun of oneself
Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[lǐ kuí], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion
glossy black
dusk
(bird species of China) common grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia)
(slang) anti-fan
pitch dark
Black Forest cake
jet
Black Forest
(bird species of China) little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
black eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture)
(bird species of China) red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
(Internet slang) hate (loanword)
(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
black and white TV
blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
(bird species of China) black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)
Black Sea
black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus)
(bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
(bird species of China) Huet's fulvetta (Alcippe hueti)
Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
to grope about in the dark
lit. black brick kiln
to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc)
ruthless and lacking in conscience
Pinot noir (grape type)
(bird species of China) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
blackcurrant
spade ♠ (in card games)
clarinet
mafia
(bird species of China) Chinese nuthatch (Sitta villosa)
(bird species of China) brant goose (Branta bernicla)
unlicensed or unofficial taxi
bonobo
(bird species of China) black-chinned yuhina (Yuhina nigrimenta)
pitch-black
(bird species of China) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
(bird species of China) dunlin (Calidris alpina)
(bird species of China) black stork (Ciconia nigra)
(slang) bullshit
(bird species of China) black-crested bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris)
black dwarf star
blackboard
common chimpanzee
(bird species of China) mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
(slang) outwardly kind but inwardly evil
stock market manipulator
lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)
(bird species of China) black-throated prinia (Prinia atrogularis)
Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
cybercrime industry
(airplane) black box
dark spot or blotch on the skin
black coal
Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
blackberry
to discredit
(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Megalaima faber)
(bird species of China) pale-billed parrotbill (Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris)
uveal melanoma
sable (Martes zibellina)
Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
(bird species of China) black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
dirty money
Heihe prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
money laundering
argot
unclean
(bird species of China) black-throated thrush (Turdus atrogularis)
(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
Black Friday
black frame (around a funerary portrait or obituary)
to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
(bird species of China) black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
melanin
short-finned eel (Anguilla australis)
lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
(bird species of China) Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)
(bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
black pigment
(bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
obsidian (mining)
gang-related case
Tehran, capital of Iran
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
pitch-black
rye (Secale cereale)
Pinot noir (grape type)
pitch-black
to be made a scapegoat
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
(bird species of China) black baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
(bird species of China) Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
hidden details
black box
(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
(bird species of China) black tern (Chlidonias niger)
lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)
dark circles (under one's eyes)
Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) Japanese movie director
Montenegro, former Yugoslavia
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
(bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)
(coll.) black person
(bird species of China) common iora (Aegithina tiphia)
(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
(bird species of China) dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis)
(bird species of China) black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)
lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get
contaminated food product unscrupulously marketed as wholesome
Black Register of Lost Souls, long novel by Peng Yangou 彭養鷗|彭养鸥 about the destructive influence of opium, published in 1897 and 1909
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
hacker (computing) (loanword)
mole
black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)
(bird species of China) rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata)
blacklist
ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
pitch-black
(bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
(of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain
(bird species of China) white-tailed rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis)
Heilongjiang River
to darken
gang-related
dusk
Zerah (name)
pitch dark
(bird species of China) masked laughingthrush (Garrulax perspicillatus)
black
melatonin
black bear
see 烏漆墨黑|乌漆墨黑[wū qī mò hēi]
(bird species of China) grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps)
hackathon (loanword)
(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)
(bird species of China) collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)
pitch black
dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶[pǔ ěr chá])
see 越描越黑[yuè miáo yuè hēi]
hacker terminology
vinyl
black box (aviation), (systems theory)
(bird species of China) black-headed sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi)
Hei Hu Quan - \Black Tiger Fist\ - Martial Art
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那|波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那[bō sī ní yà hé hēi sài gē wéi nà]
(bird species of China) white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)
(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
unlicensed shop
(bird species of China) black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
black cumin
(bird species of China) black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)
(bird species of China) greater necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis)
(bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
bubonic plague
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), German philosopher
(bird species of China) Saunders's gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi)
black person
Auricularia auricula-judae, an edible fungus
pitch-black; dark
(bird species of China) black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor)
dark horse
(bird species of China) kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
(astronomy) black hole
soot
(bird species of China) black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus)
(bird species of China) black-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax chinensis)
(bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)
lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom)
Cherskii's thicklip gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys czerskii), a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Amur River basin
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
see 暗箱操作[àn xiāng cāo zuò]
see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qǐ zǎo tān hēi]
blackcurrant
Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia
(bird species of China) black-throated accentor (Prunella atrogularis)
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
melanoma
Black Hawk (helicoper)
(bird species of China) blackthroat (Calliope obscura)
black devil (derogatory term for black or African person)
(bird species of China) black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
(bird species of China) black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
The Matrix (1999 movie)
dark
(bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)
black hair
pitch-dark
to stick to one's ways
at daybreak
(bird species of China) hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris)