the dark ⇒ 我在暗中什么也看不见。 Wǒ zài ànzhōng shénme yě kànbùjiàn. → I couldn't see anything in the dark.
暗号
secret signal
暗害
( 暗杀 ) assassinate
暗杀
assassinate
暗淡
( 昏暗 ) dim
暗示
hint ⇒ 他暗示我赶快离开。 Tā ànshì wǒ gǎnkuài líkāi. → He hinted that I should leave soon. ⇒ 他没明白我的暗示。 Tā méi míngbai wǒ de ànshì. → He didn't pick up on my hint.
暗算
plot against ⇒ 他总是暗算别人。 Tā zǒngshì ànsuàn biérén. → He's always plotting against people. ⇒ 他常常遭人暗算。 Tā chángcháng zāo rén ànsuàn. → He frequently falls prey to other people's machinations.
暗自
secretly
暗藏
conceal
暗语
code word
灰暗
gloomy
阴暗
gloomy
黑暗
( 指光线 ) dark
天昏地暗
( 指天气 ) a murky sky over a dark earth
暗无天日
anarchy ⇒ 当时的社会暗无天日。 Dāngshí de shèhuì àn wú tiān rì. → There was complete anarchy in society at that time.
English translation of '暗'
暗
(àn)
形
(= 昏暗) dim
⇒ 今晚月光很暗。 (Jīnwǎn yuèguāng hěn àn.) Tonight the moon is dim.
(= 秘密) underhand
⇒ 明人不做暗事。 (Míngrén bù zuò ànshì.) An honest person does nothing underhand.