The sky darkened.
变暗
to darken
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Meaning and common use
to darken
How 变暗 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 变暗 appears in 5 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
All of a sudden the sky became dark.
It became dark before I knew it.
Words that keep company with 变暗.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 变暗.
Directly before
- 天色变暗3
- 突然变暗1
- 天变暗1
Directly after
- 变暗了4
- 变暗时1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 变暗
What does 变暗 mean in Chinese?
变暗 (biànàn) means to darken.
How do you pronounce 变暗?
变暗 is pronounced biànàn.
Is 变暗 an HSK word?
变暗 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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