暗中

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Chinese

dark; gloomy; hidden
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
 
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
simp. and trad.
(暗中)

Pronunciation


Adverb

暗中

  1. in the dark (being somewhere without light)
  2. in secret; in private; surreptitiously; behind someone's back; privately; on the sly
    暗中做事  ―  zài ànzhōng zuòshì  ―  to do things in secret

Synonyms

  • (in the dark): 黑暗 (hēi'àn zhōng)
  • (in secret):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
ちゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

(あん)(ちゅう) (anchū

  1. the situation in the dark

Derived terms