Chinese Character Dictionary

黑森森

hēi sēn sēn

dark and gloomy forest

黑死病

hēi sĭ bìng

bubonic plague

黑比诺

Hēi bĭ nuò

Pinot noir (grape type)

黑水

Hēi shuĭ

Heishui county (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 bà Zàng zú Qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

黑水城

Hēi shuĭ Chéng

ruins of Heishui Town of Xixia 西夏[Xī Xià] people, in Ejin Banner 額濟納旗|额济纳旗[E2 jì nà Qí], Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 lā shàn Méng], Inner Mongolia

黑水县

Hēi shuĭ xiàn

Heishui county (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 bà Zàng zú Qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

黑汗王朝

Hēi hán Wáng cháo

Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century

黑沉沉

hēi chēn chēn

pitch-black

黑河

Hēi hé

Heihe prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

黑河地区

Hēi hé dì qū

Heihe prefecture, Heilongjiang

黑河市

Hēi hé shì

Heihe prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

黑洞

hēi dòng

(astronomy) black hole

黑洞洞

hēi dòng dòng

pitch-dark

黑海

Hēi Hăi

Black Sea

黑潮

Hēi cháo

Kuroshio current

黑泽明

Hēi zé Míng

Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) Japanese movie director

黑炭

hēi tàn

coal

黑煤

hēi méi

black coal

黑煤玉

hēi méi yù

jet

黑熊

hēi xióng

Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)

黑灯下火

hēi dēng xià huŏ

pitch dark

黑灯瞎火

hēi dēng xiā huŏ

pitch dark

黑猩猩

hēi xīng xing

common chimpanzee

黑痣

hēi zhì

mole

黑白

hēi bái

black and white

黑白不分

hēi bái bù fēn

can't tell black from white (idiom); unable to distinguish wrong from right

黑白无常

Hēi Bái Wú cháng

Two deities, one short, one tall, chained together at the ankle, responsible for rewarding the good and punishing the bad

黑白电视

hēi bái diàn shì

black and white TV

黑皮诺

Hēi pí nuò

Pinot noir (grape type)

黑盒

hēi hé

black box

黑眉蝮蛇

hēi méi fù shé

Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

黑眼圈

hēi yăn quān

dark circles (under one's eyes)

黑瞎子

hēi xiā zi

black bear

黑瞎子岛

Hēi xiā zi Dăo

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk

黑矮星

hēi ăi xīng

black dwarf star

黑砖窑

hēi zhuān yáo

lit. black brick kiln

黑社会

hēi shè huì

criminal underworld

黑管

hēi guăn

clarinet

黑箱

hēi xiāng

black box

黑箱子

hēi xiāng zi

black box (aviation), (systems theory)

黑籍冤魂

Hēi Jí Yuān hún

Black Register of Lost Souls, long novel by Peng Yangou 彭養鷗|彭养鸥 about the destructive influence of opium, published in 1897 and 1909

黑糊糊

hēi hū hū

black

黑糖

hēi táng

unrefined sugar

黑素

hēi sù

melanin

黑素瘤

hēi sù liú

melanoma (type of skin cancer)

黑线鳕

hēi xiàn xuĕ

haddock

黑肺病

hēi fèi bìng

pneumoconiosis (occupational disease of coal miners)

黑背

hēi bèi

German shepherd

黑胡椒

hēi hú jiāo

black pepper

黑色

hēi sè

black

黑色素

hēi sè sù

black pigment

黑色金属

hēi sè jīn shŭ

ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)

黑芝麻

hēi zhī ma

sesame (seed)

黑芝麻糊

hēi zhī ma hú

black sesame paste

黑茶

hēi chá

dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pŭ ĕr chá])

黑茶藨子

hēi chá biāo zi

blackcurrant

黑莓

hēi méi

blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)

黑莓子

hēi méi zi

blackberry

黑落德

Hēi luò dé

Herod (biblical King)

黑虎拳

hēi hŭ quán

Hei Hu Quan - "Black Tiger Fist" - Martial Art