hēi
black
dark
sinister
secret
shady
illegal
to hide (sth) away
to vilify
(loanword) to hack (computing)
Hēi lóng jiāng
Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈尔滨
Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia
Amur river
dǎ hēi
to crack down on illegal activities
to fight organized crime
mǒ hēi
to discredit
to defame
to smear sb's name
to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc)
to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage)
to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
hēi xióng
Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
Hēi hé
Heihe prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
hēi bái
black and white
right and wrong
monochrome
hēi mù
hidden details
dirty tricks
dark secrets
hēi bǎn
blackboard
CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4]
hēi xīn
ruthless and lacking in conscience
vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy
black core (flaw in pottery)
hēi chē
unlicensed or unofficial taxi
unlicensed motor vehicle
hēi bāng
bunch of gangsters
criminal gang
organized crime syndicate
Hēi lóng jiāng shěng
Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈尔滨
Mù ní hēi
München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany
hēi táng
unrefined sugar
brown sugar
yǒu hēi
dark
suntanned
dark black color
Hēi shān
Montenegro, former Yugoslavia
Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
hēi kè
hacker (computing) (loanword)
hēi diàn
lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)
fig. a scam
protection racket
daylight robbery
mō hēi
to grope about in the dark
hēi shè huì
criminal underworld
organized crime syndicate
hēi mǎ
dark horse
fig. unexpected winner
hēi dào
dark road
criminal ways
the underworld
see also 白道[bai2 dao4]
hēi méi
blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
hēi mù ěr
Auricularia auricula-judae, an edible fungus
shài hēi
to sunbathe
to tan
to get sunburnt
to expose unfair practices (on a consumer protection website)
hēi míng dān
blacklist
list of proscribed people (books etc)
shè hēi
gang-related
criminal activities
shè hēi àn
gang-related case
criminal case
hēi sè jīn shǔ
ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
hēi bān
dark spot or blotch on the skin
Hēi shuǐ
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 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
Hēi gé ěr
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), German philosopher
hēi hé
black box
fig. system whose internal structure is unknown
hēi zhuān yáo
lit. black brick kiln
factories that acquired notoriety in 2007 for slave labor
hēi kuàng
black frame (around a funerary portrait or obituary)
Hēi hé shì
Heihe prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
Bō Hēi
abbr. for Bosnia-Herzegovina
bēi hēi guō
to be made a scapegoat
to be unjustly blamed
hēi xiāng
black box
flight recorder
opaque system (computing)
diān dǎo hēi bái
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
to misrepresent the facts
to invert right and wrong
bái zhǐ hēi zì
(written) in black and white
qǐ zǎo tān hēi
to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
Hēi Xuàn fēng
Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion
hēi guǐ
black devil (derogatory term for black or African person)
Hēi zé Míng
Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) Japanese movie director
hēi tàn
coal
charcoal
(of skin) darkly pigmented
charcoal (color)
bituminous coal (mining)
jiē hēi
to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc)
whistle-blowing
jìn mò zhě hēi
proximity to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修); different environments provide different influence.
Nurture determines a person's character.
hūn tiān hēi dì
lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)
fig. pitch dark
to black out
disorderly
troubled times
hēi huà
argot
bandits' secret jargon
malicious words
lí míng qián de hēi àn
darkness comes before dawn
things can only get better (idiom)
hēi sǐ bìng
bubonic plague
Black Death
Hēi sēn lín dàn gāo
Black forest gateau
schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
proximity to cinnabar makes you red, to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修); different environments provide different influence.
Nurture determines a person's character.
Hēi shān xiàn
Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
hēi jǐng hè
(bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
hēi hū hū
black
dark
dusky
indistinct
Hēi xiā zi dǎo
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
Heixiazi (black blind man) Island
hēi sù liú
melanoma (type of skin cancer)
Sāi ěr wéi yà hé Hēi shān
Serbia and Montenegro (after break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992)
Hēi shuǐ 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 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
hēi dào jiā zú
The Sopranos (US TV series)
qiǎn hēi
dark
gray
(of skin) lightly pigmented
hēi bái bù fēn
can't tell black from white (idiom); unable to distinguish wrong from right
hēi tǐ fú shè
black body radiation (in thermodynamics)
qī hēi yī tuán
pitch-black
(fig.) to be completely in the dark
Hēi hé dì qū
Heihe prefecture, Heilongjiang
Hēi shuǐ chéng
ruins of Heishui town of Xixia 西夏[Xī Xià] people, in Eijin banner 額濟納旗|额济纳旗[É jì nà qí], Alxa league 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia
kāi hēi diàn
lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)
fig. to carry out a scam
to run a protection racket
daylight robbery
hùn xiáo hēi bái
to confuse black and white
to say that black is white
fig. not to distinguish right from wrong
hēi xiāng zi
black box (aviation), (systems theory)
Hēi nú yù tiān lù
Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓|林纾
ǎi hēi rén
black dwarf (pejorative term for non-Han people)
hēi zhěn huáng lí
(bird species of China) black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
hēi guān cháng bì yuán
black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus)
hēi huàn
black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
hēi hǔ quán
Hei Hu Quan - "Black Tiger Fist" - Martial Art
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
Hēi lóng jiāng hé
Heilongjiang river
the Amur river the Amur River (the border between north east China and Russia)
shài hēi zú
net-based consumer protection alliance www.shaihei.com
Hēi hàn wáng cháo
Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
shǔ hēi lùn huáng
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
hēi tiān bàn yè
lit. the black sky of midnight
very late at night (idiom)
hēi fèi bìng
pneumoconiosis (occupational disease of coal miners)
silicosis
also written 矽肺病
wǎng liǎn shàng mǒ hēi
to bring shame to
to smear
to disgrace
hēi méi fù shé
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
hēi kè wén
hacker terminology
leetspeak
shǔ hēi lùn bái
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2]
Ā hēi mén ní dé wáng cháo
Achaemenid empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
shǔ huáng dào hēi
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2]
Bō sī ní yà hé Hēi sāi gē wéi nà gòng hé guó
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
shài hēi wǎng
consumer protection website www.shaihei.com
hēi gu lōng dōng
variant of 黑咕隆咚[hei1 gu5 long1 dong1]
hēi xiōng tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
hēi bèi yàn wěi
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)
hēi bèi xìn tiān wēng
(bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
hēi chì yuān
(bird species of China) black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)
hēi chì què bēi
(bird species of China) common iora (Aegithina tiphia)
hēi chì cháng jiǎo yù
(bird species of China) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
hēi chì yàn héng
(bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
hēi xiōng shān jiāo yīng
(bird species of China) black-throated prinia (Prinia atrogularis)
hēi xiōng gē qú
(bird species of China) white-tailed rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis)
hēi xiōng dōng
(bird species of China) black-breasted thrush (Turdus dissimilis)
hēi liǎn zào méi
(bird species of China) masked laughingthrush (Garrulax perspicillatus)
hēi fù shé tí
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
hēi fù yàn ōu
(bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
hēi fù bīn yù
(bird species of China) dunlin (Calidris alpina)
hēi fù shā jī
(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
hēi jiǎo xìn tiān wēng
(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
hēi yāo bīn yù
(bird species of China) Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
hēi xiōng má què
(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
hēi méi nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Megalaima faber)
hēi bǎi líng
(bird species of China) black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
Hēi Bái Wú cháng
Two deities, one short, one tall, chained together at the ankle, responsible for rewarding the good and punishing the bad
hēi bái lín bī
(bird species of China) Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni)
hēi qín jī
(bird species of China) black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
hēi tè
(Internet slang) hate (loanword)
hēi méi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)
hēi méi wěi yīng
(bird species of China) black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)
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
hēi xiāng cāo zuò
see 暗箱操作[an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4]
hēi duǎn jiǎo bēi
(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
Hēi xiā zi Dǎo
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
Heixiazi (black blind man) Island
hēi yǎn quān
dark circles (under one's eyes)
black eye
hēi méi yā què
(bird species of China) pale-billed parrotbill (Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris)
hēi méi què méi
(bird species of China) Huet's fulvetta (Alcippe hueti)
hēi méi cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
hēi jǐng pì tī
(bird species of China) black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
hēi jǐng dōng
(bird species of China) black-throated thrush (Turdus atrogularis)
hēi jǐng cháng wěi zhì
(bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
hēi tóu huáng lí
(bird species of China) black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
hēi tóu bēi
(bird species of China) black-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus atriceps)
hēi tóu wú
(bird species of China) black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)
hēi tóu shī
(bird species of China) Chinese nuthatch (Sitta villosa)
hēi tóu jīn chì què
(bird species of China) black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)
hēi tóu jiǎo zhì
(bird species of China) western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)
hēi jǐng lú cí
(bird species of China) little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
hēi é bó láo
(bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)
Hēi lóng jiāng Shěng
Heilongjiang Province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1]
Hēi lóng jiāng Hé
Heilongjiang River
Amur River (the border between north east China and Russia)
hēi guàn
(bird species of China) black stork (Ciconia nigra)
hēi xián
(bird species of China) kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
hēi yán
(bird species of China) black bittern (Dupetor flavicollis)
hēi yuān
(bird species of China) black kite (Milvus migrans)
hēi é fèng méi
(bird species of China) black-chinned yuhina (Yuhina nigrimenta)
hēi é shù què
(bird species of China) collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis)
hēi é shān zào méi
(bird species of China) snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)
hēi tóu là zuǐ què
(bird species of China) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
hēi tóu suì méi
(bird species of China) grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps)
hēi yàn
(bird species of China) brant goose (Branta bernicla)
hēi táo
black eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture)
hēi cháng wěi zhì
(bird species of China) mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
Hēi dào Jiā zú
The Sopranos (US TV series)
hēi lún
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
hēi chá
dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2])
hēi liǎn wēng yīng
(bird species of China) black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps)
hēi dǐng zào méi
(bird species of China) black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine)
hēi dǐng qí méi
(bird species of China) black-headed sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi)
hēi tóu bái huán
(bird species of China) black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
hēi tóu qí méi
(bird species of China) rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata)
hēi tóu zào yā
(bird species of China) Sichuan jay (Perisoreus internigrans)
hēi kē suì méi
(bird species of China) black-chinned babbler (Stachyridopsis pyrrhops)
hēi kē guǒ jiū
(bird species of China) black-chinned fruit dove (Ptilinopus leclancheri)
hēi lǐng liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
hēi lǐng zào méi
(bird species of China) greater necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis)
hēi dǐng má què
(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
hēi dǐng wā kǒu chī
(bird species of China) Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)
hēi liǎn pí lù
(bird species of China) black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor)
hēi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
hēi wù jiù
(bird species of China) red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
hēi wǔ lèi
the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counter-revolutionaries, bad elements and rightists
hēi hū hū
variant of 黑糊糊[hei1 hu1 hu1]
Hēi
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
Ā hēi mén ní dé Wáng cháo
Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
jīn tóu hēi què
(bird species of China) gold-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
proximity to cinnabar makes you red, to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修); different environments provide different influence.
Nurture determines a person's character.
yuè miáo yuè hēi
lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get
fig. to only make matters worse
hēi guān shān què
(bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)
hēi guān liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
hēi shào
(soccer etc) corrupt officiating
dubious call
hēi hū hū
variant of 黑糊糊[hei1 hu1 hu1]
hēi chī hēi
(of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain
hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
hēi juǎn wěi
(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
hēi guān huáng bēi
(bird species of China) black-crested bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris)
hēi guān juān sǔn
(bird species of China) black baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
hēi guān yán
(bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
qǐ zǎo mō hēi
see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1]
fù hēi
(slang) outwardly kind but inwardly evil
two-faced
Àn hēi Pò huài Shén
Diablo (video game series)
lā hēi
to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc)
abbr. for 拉到黑名單|拉到黑名单
yù miáo yù hēi
see 越描越黑[yue4 miao2 yue4 hei1]
xiǎo hēi lǐng zào méi
(bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)
chàng hēi liǎn
to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)
yī hēi zǎo
at dawn
early in the morning
yī tiáo dào zǒu dào hēi
to stick to one's ways
to cling to one's course
zōng bèi hēi tóu dōng
(bird species of China) Kessler's thrush (Turdus kessleri)
hóng xiōng hēi yàn
(bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén
to see one's child die before oneself
bái jiá hēi yàn
(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
bái fù hēi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
bái jiān hēi huán
(bird species of China) white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)
bái bān hēi shí bī
(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)
yān hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn
(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
wū qī mā hēi
see 烏漆墨黑|乌漆墨黑[wu1 qi1 mo4 hei1]
yī tuán qī hēi
pitch-black
(fig.) to be completely in the dark
hēi dēng xià huǒ
pitch dark
also written 黑燈瞎火|黑灯瞎火[hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3]
hēi zhěn yàn ōu
(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
hēi bān huáng yīng
(bird species of China) common grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia)
hēi bān wén
Aedes, a genus of mosquito
hēi hù
unregistered resident or household
unlicensed shop
hēi hū hū
variant of 黑糊糊[hei1 hu1 hu1]
hēi xīn shí pǐn
contaminated food product unscrupulously marketed as wholesome
hēi zhěn wáng wēng
(bird species of China) black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
hēi lín gē
(bird species of China) Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)
hēi hǎi fān yā
(bird species of China) black scoter (Melanitta nigra)
hēi fú ōu
(bird species of China) black tern (Chlidonias niger)
Hēi hán Wáng cháo
Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
hēi shuǐ jī
(bird species of China) common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Hēi shuǐ Chéng
ruins of Heishui Town of Xixia 西夏[Xi1 Xia4] people, in Ejin Banner 額濟納旗|额济纳旗[E2 ji4 na4 Qi2], Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
hēi kū míng
black cumin
Nigella sativa
hēi tiě
poison pen letter
anonymous notice (usually to threaten or attack sb)
hēi wěi ōu
(bird species of China) black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
hēi hóu hóng tún bēi
(bird species of China) red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
hēi hóu hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)
hēi hóu shí bī
(bird species of China) Siberian stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
hēi hóu qián niǎo
(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)
hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
hēi hóu gē qú
(bird species of China) blackthroat (Calliope obscura)
hēi hóu yán liù
(bird species of China) black-throated accentor (Prunella atrogularis)
hēi hóu shān jiāo yīng
(bird species of China) hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris)
hēi hóu shān què
(bird species of China) black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus)
hēi hóu féng yè yīng
(bird species of China) dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis)
hēi hóu xuě què
(bird species of China) Pere David's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)
hēi wěi là zuǐ què
(bird species of China) Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
hēi wěi chéng yù
(bird species of China) black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
hēi wěi dì yā
(bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni)
hēi zuǐ ōu
(bird species of China) Saunders's gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi)
hēi zuǐ sōng jī
(bird species of China) black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao urogalloides)
hēi zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu
(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
hēi hóu yā què
(bird species of China) black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis)
hēi hóu zào méi
(bird species of China) black-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax chinensis)