黑

hēi

HSK 5

黑 — hēi

1. black; dark (color or absence of light)

   那件黑衣服很漂亮。 nàjiàn hēiyīfú hěnpiàoliàng — That black piece of clothing is very pretty.

2. dark (as mood, atmosphere)

   房间里一片黑，谁也看不见对方的脸。 fángjiān lǐ yīpiàn hēi shuí yě kànbújiàn duìfāng de liǎn — The room was pitch-black; no one could see each other's faces.

3. sinister; shady; secret; illegal (describing activities or reputation)

   这家公司有不少黑历史，员工都不愿提起。 zhèjiā gōngsī yǒu bùshǎo hēi lìshǐ yuángōng dōu bù yuàn tíqǐ — This company has a shady history that employees prefer not to mention.

4. to hide (something) away; to keep secret

   他把那笔钱黑了下来，自己花掉了。 tā bǎ nàbǐ qián hēi le xiàlái zìjǐ huādiào le — He pocketed that sum of money and spent it himself.

5. to vilify; to smear someone's name

   媒体不断黑他，结果他名誉受到严重打击。 méitǐ bùduàn hēi tā jiéguǒ tā míngyù shòudào yánzhòng dǎjī — The media kept vilifying him, and his reputation suffered badly.

6. (internet slang, loanword) to hack (computing)

   有人说他们把服务器给黑了。 yǒurén shuō tāmen bǎ fúwùqì gěi hēi le — Someone said they hacked the server.

7. abbr. for Heilongjiang province (黑龍江|黑龙江, Hei Long Jiang)

   我是黑龙江人，简称黑。 wǒ shì hēilóngjiāng rén jiǎnchēng hēi — I am from Heilongjiang, abbreviated as Hei.