(w)

(àn) dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark

暗中 (w)

(ànzhōng) in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously

暗中监视 (w)

(ànzhōngjiānshì) to monitor secretly; to spy on

暗井 (w)

(ànjǐng) blind shaft; winze

暗伤 (w)

(ànshāng) internal (invisible) injury (damage)

暗光鸟 (w)

(ànguāngniǎo) black-crowned night heron (Taiwan)

暗公鸟 (w)

(àngōngniǎo) black-crowned night heron (Taiwan)

暗合 (w)

(ànhé) to agree implicitly; of one mind; views coincide without a word exchanged

暗喜 (w)

(ànxǐ) hidden smile; smirk; to rejoice covertly; secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans

暗喻 (w)

(ànyù) metaphor

暗器 (w)

(ànqì) concealed weapon

暗地 (w)

(àndì) secretly; inwardly

暗地里 (w)

(àndìli) secretly; inwardly; on the sly

暗堡 (w)

(ànbǎo) bunker

暗娼 (w)

(ànchāng) unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute

暗室 (w)

(ànshì) darkroom

暗害 (w)

(ànhài) kill secretly; stab in the back

暗察明访 (w)

(ànchámíngfǎng) open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides

暗影 (w)

(ànyǐng) shadow; umbra

暗想 (w)

(ànxiǎng) think to oneself

暗恋 (w)

(ànliàn) to be secretly in love

暗指 (w)

(ànzhǐ) to hint at; to imply; sth hidden

暗探 (w)

(àntàn) secret agent; detective

暗星云 (w)

(ànxīngyún) dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind); absorption nebula

暗昧 (w)

(ànmèi) obscure; remaining unenlightened

暗暗 (w)

(ànàn) secretly; inwardly

暗杀 (w)

(ànshā) to assassinate

暗河 (w)

(ànhé) underground river

暗流 (w)

(ànliú) undercurrent

暗淡 (w)

(àndàn) dim; faint; dismal; gloomy

暗渡陈仓 (w)

(àndùchéncāng) secretly crossing the Wei river 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiangyu 項羽|项羽 of Chu); fig. fein one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion

暗潮 (w)

(àncháo) undercurrent

暗滩 (w)

(àntān) hidden shoal

暗灰色 (w)

(ànhuīsè) dark gray

暗无天日 (w)

(ànwútiānrì) all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice

暗疾 (w)

(ànjí) unmentionable disease; a disease one is ashamed of

暗盒 (w)

(ànhé) magazine; cassette

暗礁 (w)

(ànjiāo) submerged reef (rock)

暗示 (w)

(ànshì) to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint

暗笑 (w)

(ànxiào) laugh in (up) one's sleeve; snigger; snicker

暗算 (w)

(ànsuàn) to plot against

暗箭 (w)

(ànjiàn) attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back

暗箱 (w)

(ànxiāng) camera bellows; camera obscura

暗箱操作 (w)

(ànxiāngcāozuò) to do something secretly; earmark (politics)

暗紫色 (w)

(ànzǐsè) dark purple

暗线光谱 (w)

(ànxiànguāngpǔ) dark-line spectrum

暗自 (w)

(ànzì) inwardly; to oneself; secretly

暗花儿 (w)

(ànhuār) veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric

暗藏 (w)

(àncáng) hide; conceal

暗处 (w)

(ànchù) secret place

暗号 (w)

(ànhào) secret signal (sign); countersign; cipher

暗袋 (w)

(àndài) camera bag (for changing film)

暗记儿 (w)

(ànjìr) secret mark

暗访 (w)

(ànfǎng) to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret

暗语 (w)

(ànyǔ) code word

暗转 (w)

(ànzhuǎn) blackout

暗送秋波 (w)

(ànsòngqiūbō) make eyes at sb; while others are not looking; stealthily give sb; the glad eye; make secret overtures to sb

暗适应 (w)

(ànshìyìng) dark adaptation

暗锁 (w)

(ànsuǒ) built-in lock

暗间儿 (w)

(ànjiānr) inner room

暗鹭 (w)

(ànlù) black-crowned night heron (Taiwan)

(w)

(àn) to close (a door); to eclipse; muddled; stupid; ignorant; variant of 暗[an4]