黑 hēi — black

Meanings

1. 1

   black

   The colour black. Before a noun the colour word usually takes 色 — 黑色的衣服 — but as a predicate it stands alone: 他的眼睛很黑.

   adjective
2. 2

   dark (of the sky)

   adjective

Example sentences

• 他的眼睛很黑。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) yǎnjing (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) hēi. (first tone, high and level)···

  His eyes are very dark.

• 天黑了，我们回家吧。/天黑了，我們回家吧。Tiān (first tone, high and level) hēi (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) huí (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level) ba. (neutral tone)···

  It’s got dark — let’s go home.

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