暗 ⇒
黑暗 hēiàn, dark/darkly/darkness
暗 àn, [晻]/[闇], variant of 暗[àn], dark/gloomy/hidden/secret/muddled/obscure/in the dark, to clos...
暗示 ànshì, to hint/to suggest/suggestion/hint
暗杀 ànshā, [暗殺], to assassinate
暗号 ànhào, [暗號], secret signal (sign)/countersign/password
阴暗 yīnàn, [陰暗], dim/dark/overcast/darkness/shadow/(fig.) dismal/gloomy/somber/murky/shadowy (sid...
暗中 ànzhōng, in the dark/in secret/on the sly/surreptitiously
暗算 ànsuàn, to plot against
暗语 ànyǔ, [暗語], code word
暗地里 àndìli, [暗地裡], secretly/inwardly/on the sly
暗礁 ànjiāo, submerged reef (rock)
暗处 ànchù, [暗處], secret place
暗影 ànyǐng, shadow/umbra
暗黑 灰暗 huīàn, dull gray/drab/murky
昏暗 hūnàn, dusky
阴暗面 yīnànmiàn, [陰暗面], the dark side (of society etc)
暗淡 àndàn, dark/dim (light)/dull (color)/drab/(fig.) gloomy/bleak
暗喻 ànyù, metaphor
暗藏 àncáng, to hide/to conceal
黑暗面 暗自 ànzì, inwardly/to oneself/secretly
暗暗 ànàn, secretly/inwardly
暗箭 ànjiàn, attack by a hidden enemy/a stab in the back
暗门 暗室 ànshì, darkroom
柳暗花明 liǔànhuāmíng, lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one...
幽暗 yōuàn, gloom
暗色 暗渡陈仓 àndùChéncāng, [暗渡陳倉], lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a ...
明争暗斗 míngzhēngàndòu, [明爭暗鬥], to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
暗想 ànxiǎng, think to oneself
晦暗 huìàn, dark and gloomy
暗码 暗含 ànhán, to imply/to suggest/to connote/implicit
天昏地暗 暗潮 àncháo, undercurrent
忽明忽暗 暗访 ànfǎng, [暗訪], to make secret inquiries/to investigate in secret
暗流 ànliú, undercurrent
暗度陈仓 暗箱 ànxiāng, camera bellows/camera obscura
暗害 ànhài, to kill secretly/to stab in the back
暗盒 ànhé, magazine/cassette
暗示疗法 明枪暗箭 暗花 暗笑 ànxiào, laugh in (up) one's sleeve/snigger/snicker
暗红 暗器 ànqì, concealed weapon
暗堡 ànbǎo, bunker
暗娼 ànchāng, unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
暗昧 ànmèi, obscure/remaining unenlightened
探 ⇒
探 tàn, to explore/to search out/to scout/to visit/to stretch forward
侦探 zhēntàn, [偵探], detective/to do detective work
探长 tànzhǎng, [探長], (police) detective
探索者 探索 tànsuǒ, to explore/to probe
探险 tànxiǎn, [探險], to explore/to go on an expedition/adventure
探戈 tàngē, tango (dance) (loanword)
探望 tànwàng, to visit/to call on sb/to look around
探测器 tàncèqì, [探測器], detector/probe/craft
探测 tàncè, [探測], to probe/to take readings/to explore/exploration
密探 mìtàn, secret agent/detective/covert investigator
探访 tànfǎng, [探訪], to seek by inquiry or search/to call on/to visit
探视 tànshì, [探視], to visit (a patient, prisoner etc)/to look inquiringly
试探 shìtàn, [試探], to sound out/to probe/to feel out/to try out
打探 dǎtàn, to make discreet inquiries/to scout out
探讨 tàntǎo, [探討], to investigate/to probe
窥探 kuītàn, [窺探], to pry into or spy on/to snoop/to peep/to poke one's nose into/to peer/to get a ...
探究 tànjiū, to investigate/to delve/to probe/to enquire into/to look into
探险家 tànxiǎnjiā, [探險家], explorer
探寻 tànxún, [探尋], to search/to seek/to explore
探监 tànjiān, [探監], to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
探子 tànzi, intelligence gatherer/spy/detective/scout/sound (medical instrument)/long and na...
钻探 zuāntàn, [鑽探], drilling
探测仪 探头 tàntóu, [探頭], to extend one's head (out or into)/a probe/detector/search unit
探针 tànzhēn, [探針], probe
探险队 刺探 cìtàn, to pry into/to spy on/to probe into
探查 tànchá, to examine/to probe/to scout out/to nose around
探病 tànbìng, to visit a sick person or patient
探亲 tànqīn, [探親], to go home to visit one's family
探路 tànlù, to find a path
勘探 kāntàn, to explore/to survey/to prospect (for oil etc)/prospecting
探听 tàntīng, [探聽], to make inquiries/to try to find out/to pry
探求 tànqiú, to seek/to pursue/to investigate
探戈舞 探照灯 tànzhàodēng, [探照燈], searchlight
试探性 探明 tànmíng, to ascertain/to verify
探头探脑 tàntóutànnǎo, [探頭探腦], to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探囊取物 tànnángqǔwù, to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie/in the bag
物探 探察 tànchá, to investigate/to observe/to scout/to seek out and examine/to explore
探矿 tànkuàng, [探礦], to prospect/to dig for coal or minerals
探雷 tànléi, to detect mines/mine detection
探索性 tànsuǒxìng, exploratory
侦探片 勘探者 窥探者 钻探机 zuāntànjī, [鑽探機], drilling machine
探问 tànwèn, [探問], to inquire into/to ask after
探雷器 勘探队 探家 tànjiā, to make a trip home
探井 tànjǐng, test pit/exploratory shaft/test well (mineralogy)
探伤 tànshāng, [探傷], to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc)