黑 (hēi) means Black (dark). Below are 22 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
天 黑 了，我们回家吧。
Tiān hēi le, wǒmen huí jiā ba.
It's getting dark, let's go home.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 黑
老师在 黑 板上写字。
Lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě zì.
The teacher is writing on the blackboard.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 黑板
黑 板上的字太小了。
Hēibǎn shàng de zì tài xiǎo le.
The writing on the blackboard is too small.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 黑板
他穿着一双 黑 皮鞋。
Tā chuān zhe yì shuāng hēi píxié.
He is wearing a pair of black leather shoes.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 皮鞋
黑 板上的字看不清楚。
Hēibǎn shàng de zì kàn bu qīngchu.
I can't see the writing on the blackboard clearly.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 清楚
天 黑 了，小心别迷路。
Tiān hēi le, xiǎoxīn bié mílù.
It is dark now; be careful not to get lost.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 迷路
她戴着一副 黑 框眼镜。
Tā dàizhe yí fù hēi kuàng yǎnjìng.
She wears a pair of black-framed glasses.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 副
她有一头乌 黑 的长发。
Tā yǒu yì tóu wūhēi de cháng fà.
She has long jet-black hair.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 乌黑
新郎穿着一身 黑 西装。
Xīnláng chuānzhe yì shēn hēi xīzhuāng.
The bridegroom wore a black suit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 新郎
趁天还没 黑 ，我们快走吧。
Chèn tiān hái méi hēi, wǒmen kuài zǒu ba.
Let us hurry while it is still light.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 趁
他在 黑 暗中摸索着找开关。
Tā zài hēi'àn zhōng mōsuǒzhe zhǎo kāiguān.
He groped around in the dark for the switch.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 摸索
这只狗身上有 黑 白相间的斑。
Zhè zhī gǒu shēnshang yǒu hēi bái xiāngjiàn de bān.
This dog has black-and-white markings on its coat.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 斑
路太远了，况且天也快 黑 了。
Lù tài yuǎn le, kuàngqiě tiān yě kuài hēi le.
It is too far, and besides it will soon be dark.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 况且
天太 黑 ，分辨不出前面是什么。
Tiān tài hēi, fēnbiàn bu chū qiánmiàn shì shénme.
It was too dark to make out what lay ahead.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分辨
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.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 乌黑
他把 黑 白颠倒，说得好像自己没错。
Tā bǎ hēi bái diāndǎo, shuō de hǎoxiàng zìjǐ méi cuò.
He turned black into white and made it sound as if he were blameless.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 颠倒
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From the graded readers
我打开门，房间里很 黑 。
wǒ dǎkāi mén, fángjiān lǐ hěn hēi.
I opened the door and the room was dark.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
到山上的时候，天还是 黑 的。
dào shānshàng de / dì shíhou, tiān háishì hēi de / dì.
When we got to the top it was still dark.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends
可是我们刚出门，天就 黑 了。
kěshì wǒmen gāng chū mén, tiān jiù hēi le / liǎo / liào.
But the moment we stepped out, the sky went dark.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
那天晚上很冷，天已经 黑 了。
nà / nèi tiān wǎnshang hěn lěng, tiān yǐjīng hēi le / liǎo / liào.
That evening was cold, and it was already dark.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
Words that contain 黑
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 黑
How is 黑 used in a sentence?
This page shows 22 sentences using 黑 (hēi, "Black (dark)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 黑 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 黑 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 黑 an HSK word?
Yes — 黑 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 黑?
The dictionary page for 黑 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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