Word

黑客 (hēi kè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 黑客

名 míng noun

hacker

黑客攻击了公司的网络系统。

hēi kè gōng jī le gōng sī de wǎng luò xì tǒng

Hackers attacked the company's network system.

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Word breakdown

黑 hēi — black/dark, suggesting the underground or illegal nature of unauthorized access

1 黑色 hēi sè — black HSK 2
- 黑 black (the color)
- 色 color
Example

他穿着黑色的衣服。

tā chuān zhe hēi sè de yī fu

He is wearing black clothes.
2 黑板 hēi bǎn — blackboard HSK 3
- 黑 black (color)
- 板 board, plank
Example

老师在黑板上写字。

lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě zì

The teacher writes on the blackboard.
3 黑暗 hēi àn — dark HSK 6
- 黑 black, contributes the concept of blackness and absence of light
- 暗 dim/dark, reinforces and intensifies the darkness meaning
Example

走廊里很黑暗

zǒu láng lǐ hěn hēi àn

The corridor is very dark
4 漆黑 qī hēi — pitch-black HSK 7
- 漆 lacquer; used as an intensifier meaning 'pitch' or 'extremely'
- 黑 black; dark
Example

外面漆黑，什么都看不见。

wài miàn qī hēi shén me dōu kàn bù jiàn

It's pitch-black outside, can't see anything.
5 颠倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái — to confuse right and wrong; to distort facts HSK 7
- 颠 overturn, topple
- 倒 reverse, invert
- 黑 black (representing wrong/evil)
- 白 white (representing right/good)
Example

媒体不应该颠倒黑白误导公众。

méi tǐ bù yīng gāi diān dǎo hēi bái wù dǎo gōng zhòng

The media should not distort facts and mislead the public.

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6 黑名单 hēi míng dān — blacklist HSK 7
- 黑 black (indicating something negative or forbidden)
- 名 name (indicating a list of names or people)
- 单 list (a roster or registry)
Example

他因为违规被加入了黑名单。

tā yīn wèi wéi guī bèi jiā rù le hēi míng dān

He was added to the blacklist for violating rules.
7 黑马 hēi mǎ — dark horse HSK 7
- 黑 black, dark (indicating unexpected or unknown quality)
- 马 horse (metaphorically: competitor or candidate)
Example

这位运动员成为了比赛的黑马。

zhè wèi yùn dòng yuán chéng wéi le bǐ sài de hēi mǎ

This athlete became the dark horse of the competition.

客 kè — guest/visitor, suggesting someone who enters systems uninvited

Structure & writing

1 黑 hēi — black (color, opposite of white)

黑 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 4

默 mò to be silent, make no sound (reduplicated)

HSK 6

嘿 hēi hey (greeting or to get attention)

HSK 7

墨 mò ink stick (made from soot or pine smoke); also the liquid ink made by grinding it with water

黑 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 客 kè — guest; visitor (opposite of 主)

客 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 6

额 é forehead (of a person or animal)

consists of

2.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter

宀 is a component in 48 characters

HSK 1

字 zì written character; word 它 tā third-person pronoun for non-human things; it 宜 yí suitable, appropriate 客 kè guest; visitor (opposite of 主) 家 jiā family; household as a social unit based on marriage and kinship

HSK 2

完 wán complete; whole; intact 室 shì room; chamber

HSK 3

安 ān safe, secure; opposite of '危' 定 dìng calm; stable 实 shí solid, filled completely with no gaps (opposite of "虚") 害 hài harm; disadvantage (opposite of 利、益) 容 róng to contain; to hold; to have capacity for

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宾 bīn guest (opposite of "主" host) 演 yǎn to evolve; to change gradually

HSK 4

寄 jì to entrust; to place one's trust in 富 fù wealthy; rich in resources (opposite of "贫" and "穷") 察 chá to observe closely; to investigate; to examine

HSK 5

守 shǒu to defend, guard (opposite of 攻) 宝 bǎo treasure; precious thing 宠 chǒng to dote on; to indulge with excessive affection (often from a superior to an inferior) 宣 xuān to announce publicly; to spread, disseminate 宽 kuān wide; broad (opposite of narrow)

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宿 sù to lodge; to spend the night; to sleep overnight 寓 yù to reside temporarily; to lodge

HSK 6

宅 zhái residence; dwelling 宏 hóng grand; vast 官 guān government or military official of a certain rank 审 shěn detailed; thorough 宫 gōng palace (residence of emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.)

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宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together 宵 xiāo night 寂 jì quiet, silent 寞 mò quiet and desolate; lonely 灾 zāi disaster caused by nature or human activity 牢 láo (lit.) pen or enclosure for livestock or wild animals

HSK 7

奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 宁 níng peaceful; tranquil 宇 yǔ eaves; by extension, a house or building 宗 zōng ancestor 宙 zhòu all time; eternity (past and present)

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宪 xiàn (lit.) laws and decrees 宰 zǎi to oversee; to preside over 寐 mèi (lit.) to fall asleep; to sleep 寝 qǐn to sleep 寡 guǎ widowed (of a woman) 寥 liáo sparse; few 穴 xué cave; pit or hole in the ground or a structure 贮 zhù to store; to stockpile

2.2 各 gè — each; every (referring to different persons or things)

各 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 1

客 kè guest; visitor (opposite of 主)

HSK 2

路 lù road; path for travel

HSK 4

格 gé a ruled cell, box, or grid compartment 胳 gē arm (used in "胳膊" "胳臂"), the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the wrist 落 luò to fall; to drop down

HSK 5

络 luò something resembling a net

HSK 6

略 lüè brief, not detailed; opposite of '详'

HSK 7

赂 lù to bribe; give valuables to gain a favor (often pejorative) 酪 lào semi-solid or solid dairy product made from animal milk (cheese, curd, etc.) 阁 gé a pavilion or tower (square, hexagonal, or octagonal, usually two-storied with open windows, built on high ground for viewing scenery) 骼 gé bone; general term for bones

Stroke order