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míng

Description

"暝"是一个书面词,意思是天黑、夜晚。

"暝" is a literary word meaning dusk or night.

这个字很少在口语里用,多出现在古诗或文章中。

This character is rarely used in spoken language and appears mostly in ancient poems or writings.

Meanings

míng

dusk; nightfall; getting dark

日暮天暝,山里很安静。

At dusk, the mountain is very quiet.

míng

dark; dim

夜色暝暝,看不清路。

The night is dark, and the road is hard to see.

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Notes

  • Register

    literary/poetic word, rare in modern speech.

  • Etymology

    日 (sun) + 冥 (dark) — the sun turning dark, i.e. nightfall.

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