漆黑 qīhēi pitch-black
How to remember 漆黑: 漆 varnish + 黑 black = pitch-black.
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How it is used
- Emphatic 'pitch-black', total darkness - 屋里漆黑一片 (wū lǐ qīhēi yí piàn) the room was pitch-dark.
- Stronger than plain 黑 (hēi); 漆 (lacquer) intensifies it to 'black as lacquer'.
- Common set phrase 漆黑一片 (utterly dark); typically describes an environment with no light, not the color of an object.
Example sentences
- 天色漆黑。 Tiānsè qīhēi.It is pitch dark.
- 外面一片漆黑。 Wàimiàn yīpiàn qīhēi.It's pitch black outside.