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 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 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 暗含 ànhán, to imply/to suggest/to connote/implicit 暗潮 àncháo, undercurrent 暗访 ànfǎng, [暗訪], to make secret inquiries/to investigate in secret 暗流 ànliú, undercurrent 暗箱 ànxiāng, camera bellows/camera obscura 暗害 ànhài, to kill secretly/to stab in the back 暗盒 ànhé, magazine/cassette 暗笑 ànxiào, laugh in (up) one's sleeve/snigger/snicker 暗器 ànqì, concealed weapon 暗堡 ànbǎo, bunker 暗娼 ànchāng, unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute 暗昧 ànmèi, obscure/remaining unenlightened 凄暗 qīàn, [淒暗], dismal/somber 发暗 fāàn, [發暗], to darken/to become tarnished 变暗 biànàn, [變暗], to darken 名重识暗 míngzhòngshíàn, [名重識暗], of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) 头昏眼暗 tóuhūnyǎnàn, [頭昏眼暗], head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy/fainting/vertigo 弃暗投明 qìàntóumíng, [棄暗投明], to renounce the dark and seek the light/to give up one's wrong way of life and t... 明人不做暗事 míngrénbùzuòànshì, The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom)./fig. Do what you want to do op... 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 míngxiūzhàndào,àndùChéncāng, [明修棧道，暗渡陳倉], lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi H... 明察暗访 míngcháànfǎng, [明察暗訪], open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret/ta... 明岗暗哨 mínggǎngànshào, [明崗暗哨], both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom) 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 míngqiānghǎoduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng, [明槍好躲，暗箭難防], lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idio... 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 míngqiāngyìduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng, [明槍易躲，暗箭難防], lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idio... 明查暗访 míngcháànfǎng, [明查暗訪], open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret/ta... 明珠暗投 míngzhūàntóu, to cast pearls before swine (idiom)/not to get proper recognition for one's tale... 明里暗里 mínglǐànlǐ, [明裡暗裡], overtly and secretly/explicitly and implicitly 暗中监视 ànzhōngjiānshì, [暗中監視], to monitor secretly/to spy on 暗亏 ànkuī, [暗虧], hidden loss (finance) 暗井 ànjǐng, blind shaft/winze 暗伤 ànshāng, [暗傷], internal (invisible) injury (damage) 暗光鸟 ànguāngniǎo, [暗光鳥], black-crowned night heron (Tw) 暗公鸟 àngōngniǎo, [暗公鳥], black-crowned night heron (Tw) 暗冕鹪莺 ànmiǎnjiāoyīng, [暗冕鷦鶯], (bird species of China) rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens) 暗合 ànhé, to agree implicitly/of one mind/views coincide without a word exchanged 暗哨 ànshào, hidden sentry post 暗哨儿 ànshàor, [暗哨兒], whistle given as a secret signal 暗喜 ànxǐ, hidden smile/smirk/to rejoice covertly/secret satisfaction concerning one's evil... 暗地 àndì, secretly/inwardly 暗察明访 ànchámíngfǎng, [暗察明訪], open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret/ta... 暗恋 ànliàn, [暗戀], to be secretly in love with 暗指 ànzhǐ, to hint at/to imply/sth hidden 暗探 àntàn, secret agent/detective 暗无天日 ànwútiānrì, [暗無天日], all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice 暗星云 ànxīngyún, [暗星雲], dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind)/absorption nebula 暗沙 ànshā, submerged sandbank/submerged coral islet 暗河 ànhé, underground river 暗渠 ànqú, underground water channel/covered ditch/culvert 暗滞 ànzhì, [暗滯], dull (complexion) 暗滩 àntān, [暗灘], hidden shoal 暗灰鹃䴗 ànhuījuānjú, [暗灰鵑鶪], (bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos) 暗煅 ànduàn, sealed pot calcination (TCM) 暗疔 àndīng, axillary furuncle/armpit boil 暗疮 ànchuāng, [暗瘡], acne 暗疾 ànjí, unmentionable disease/a disease one is ashamed of 暗箱操作 ànxiāngcāozuò, covert activities (election rigging etc)/under-the-table manipulations/black ope... 暗线光谱 ànxiànguāngpǔ, [暗線光譜], dark-line spectrum 暗经 ànjīng, [暗經], latent menstruation (TCM) 暗绿柳莺 ànlǜliǔyīng, [暗綠柳鶯], (bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) 暗绿绣眼鸟 ànlǜxiùyǎnniǎo, [暗綠繡眼鳥], (bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) 暗绿背鸬鹚 ànlǜbèilúcí, [暗綠背鸕鶿], (bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) 暗网 Ànwǎng, [暗網], (computing) Dark Web 暗背雨燕 ànbèiyǔyàn, (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) 暗胸朱雀 ànxiōngzhūquè, (bird species of China) dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) 暗能量 ànnéngliàng, dark energy (astronomy) 暗腹雪鸡 ànfùxuějī, [暗腹雪雞], (bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) 暗色鸦雀 ànsèyāquè, [暗色鴉雀], (bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi) 暗花儿 ànhuār, [暗花兒], veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric 暗袋 àndài, camera bag (for changing film) 暗记 ànjì, [暗記], to commit to memory/secret mark 暗记儿 ànjìr, [暗記兒], secret mark 暗转 ànzhuǎn, [暗轉], (theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene)/(literary) to be promoted in ran... 暗送秋波 ànsòngqiūbō, to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom) 暗适应 ànshìyìng, [暗適應], dark adaptation 暗锁 ànsuǒ, [暗鎖], built-in lock 暗间儿 ànjiānr, [暗間兒], inner room 暗香 ànxiāng, subtle fragrance 暗香疏影 ànxiāngshūyǐng, (poetic depiction of plum blossom) 暗鹭 ànlù, [暗鷺], black-crowned night heron (Tw) 暗黑破坏神 ÀnhēiPòhuàiShén, [暗黑破壞神], Diablo (video game series) 薄暗 bóàn, at dusk/evening 黎明前的黑暗 límíngqiándehēiàn, darkness comes before dawn/things can only get better (idiom) 黑暗时代 HēiànShídài, [黑暗時代], Dark Ages 黝暗 yǒuàn, murk/murkiness