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黑暗

hēi àn

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pinyin
hēi àn
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黑暗
traditional
黑暗

1 · noun

darkness

缺少光线的状态。

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The whole hall briefly went dark before the film began.

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电影开始前,整个大厅暂时陷入黑暗。

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