暗地 (Chinese PinYin: [àn dì]; traditional Chinese: 暗地) may mean: (1) adv. Secretly; (2) adv. Clandestinely; (3) adv. Stealthily; (4) adj. Covert; (5) adj. On the sly. It can be used in formal and informal Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 暗地里 (in secret), 暗地串通 (tacit collusion), 暗地里搞鬼 (play a deep game), 暗地里破坏 (sabotage), 昏天暗地 (complete darkness; total absence of justice).
Literally: 暗 (hidden) + 地 (ground)
1. How to pronounce 暗地 ?
Chinese Pinyin: [àn dì]
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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 暗地
Synonyms: 背地, 私下, 暗自
Antonyms: 公开, 表面, 公然,
3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 暗地
Fixed expression: 暗地里 (in secret),
Collocation: 暗地串通 (tacit collusion), 暗地里搞鬼 (play a deep game), 暗地里破坏 (sabotage),
Idioms: 昏天暗地 (complete darkness; total absence of justice),
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4. How to use 暗地 in a sentence?
Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 暗地.
4.1 所谓的“地下铁道”并非是真正的铁路，它是一个组织，这是一个暗地里帮助奴隶逃往北方的组织。
Translation: That was not a real railroad. It was an organization of people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North.
4.2 我们很关心手机中的定位……我们担心一些14岁的少年被暗地跟踪，然后发生某些恐怖的事情。
Translation: We worry a lot about location in phones… We worry that some 14-year-old gets stalked and something terrible happens to them.
4.3 型军国主义军团于是形成，并暗地取得了政治派别和权力优势。
Translation: Large militaristic legions were formed and gained the edge in covert political persuasion and power.
4.4 医生暗地对我说， 那位病人患的是癌症。
Translation: The doctor told me on the quiet his patient had cancer.
4.5 有些男孩子暗地里吸烟。
Translation: Some boys smoke on the sly.
4.6 这些寄生虫一样的公司暗地跟踪我们的上网活动，寻找消费行为和地理位置信息
Translation: These parasitic firms covertly track our web-browsing activities, search behavior and geolocation information.
4.7 她暗地里辅导农民的孩子，以使他们在某一天也能掌握自己的命运。
Translation: She also secretly tutored peasant children so that they, too, could one day obtain control of their own destinies.
4.8 难道是政府暗地里废除了物理定律？
Translation: Has the Government secretly repealed the laws of physics?
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