乌黑

乌黑 wūhēi

Jet-black; dark^†

乌黑 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體烏黑 wuhei

What 乌黑 means

Jet-black^†
dark^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 乌黑, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

乌黑 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

乌

wū

Crow (black)

黑

hēi

Black (dark)

Words that share a character with 乌黑

How to write 乌黑

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乌黑 in a sentence

她有一头乌黑的长发。

Tā yǒu yì tóu wūhēi de cháng fà.

She has long jet-black hair.

屋里乌黑一片，什么也看不见。

Wū lǐ wūhēi yí piàn, shénme yě kàn bu jiàn.

The room was pitch dark and nothing could be seen.

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Questions about 乌黑

What does 乌黑 mean in English?

乌黑 is pronounced wūhēi and means Jet-black, dark †.

How do you pronounce 乌黑?

乌黑 is wūhēi in pinyin — written wuhei without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 乌黑?

乌黑 is written with 2 characters: 乌 (wū) Crow (black), 黑 (hēi) Black (dark). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 乌黑 written in traditional Chinese?

烏黑. The simplified form 乌黑 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 烏黑 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced wūhēi.

Is 乌黑 an HSK word?

Yes — 乌黑 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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