Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: hei1
Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ
English Meaning: 1. black 2. dark 3. sinister, secret, shady, illegal 4. to vilify 5. Hei (Chinese surname​)
German Meaning: 1. schwarz 2. dunkel, finster

Example Sentences:

天快黑了,我們快回家吧!
天快黑了,我们快回家吧!
tian1 kuai4 hei1 le5, wo3 men5 kuai4 hui2 jia1 ba5!
It's getting dark, let's go home quickly!
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近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4, jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1.
One takes the behaviour of one's company.
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你怕黑嗎?
你怕黑吗?
ni3 pa4 hei1 ma5?
Are you afraid of the dark?
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我很怕黑。
我很怕黑。
wo3 hen3 pa4 hei1.
I'm very scared of the dark.
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那隻黑貓咬死了一隻麻雀。
那只黑猫咬死了一只麻雀。
na4 zhi1 hei1 mao1 yao3 si3 le5 yi4 zhi1 ma2 que4.
That black cat had bitten a sparrow to death.
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天就快要黑了。
天就快要黑了。
tian1 jiu4 kuai4 yao4 hei1 le5.
It will be dark soon.
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你看起來曬得很黑。
你看起来晒得很黑。
ni3 kan4 qi3 lai2 shai4 de5 hen3 hei1.
You look so tanned.
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