# 暗中 (ànzhōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 暗中 (ànzhōng) means “in secret; in the dark; covertly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in secret; in the dark; covertly
- Pinyin: ànzhōng (an4 zhong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 警方正在暗中调查此事。
  Jǐngfāng zhèngzài ànzhōng diàochá cǐ shì.
  The police are investigating this matter in secret.

## Characters

- [暗](https://hanziro.com/word/an-dark/) (àn): dark; to turn dark
- [中](https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-middle/) (zhōng): middle; center

https://hanziro.com/word/an-zhong-in-secret/

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