Answer Key – HSK Quiz: Àn (暗) VS Hēi (黑)

Answer
1. A    
2. B

Analysis:

Fángjiān tài àn le, kàn bù qīng lǐmiàn yǒu shén me.
房   间    太 暗了,看   不   清  里   面     有    什   么。
The room is too dark, I can’t see what’s inside.

Lú nà shì yī zhī hēisè de māo.
卢娜  是   一只  黑色  的  猫。
Luna is a black cat.

Examples:

暗(Àn)

Àn (暗): primarily means “dark” in the sense of low light or a lack of brightness. It can describe situations where there is insufficient light to see clearly. Additionally, it can be used metaphorically to describe something that is hidden, concealed, or not readily apparent.: refers to the color “black”. It signifies the absence of light or the darkest color on the spectrum. In a metaphorical sense, it can also be associated with negative or sinister connotations, used to describe something evil or morally wrong.

Bàngwǎn de shíhòu, tiānsè àn le xiàlái.
傍     晚   的    时  候,天  色  暗了下来。
In the evening, the sky darkened.

Mǎ shā huáiyí zìjǐ zhàngfū chūguǐ, kāishǐ ànzhōng diàochá.
玛    莎  怀  疑 自己  丈 夫  出  轨, 开  始    暗  中    调  查。
Martha suspected her husband of cheating and began to investigate secretly.

Jiéxīkǎ tīng dǒng le lǎobǎn de ànshì.
杰 西 卡  听   懂  了  老  板   的 暗示。
Jessica understood her boss’s hints.

Hēi (黑)

Xiǎo Hóng yǒu yītóu hēisè de chángfà.
小        红    有    一头  黑色 的   长发。
Xiao Hong has long black hair.

Bèilā shì gè hēikè.
贝 拉 是 个  黑客。
Bella is a hacker.

Hēishì lǐ yǒu hěnduō fēifǎ jiāoyì.
黑  市 里 有  很  多 非 法  交易。
There are many illegal transactions in the black market.

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