Correct
伸手不见五指
/ shēn shǒu bú jiàn wǔ zhǐ /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
伸手不见五指的黑夜
2
灯灭了，伸手不见五指
Definition
伸手不见五指
Literally means:
reach out but can't see five fingers
Actually means:
pitch dark
It is so dark that you can't see your hand in front of you. It means pitch-dark.
把手伸出来都看不清五个指头。形容黑暗无光，什么也看不见。
Example
Used as minor sentence or as attributive. (作小句、定语)
1
Zhè
这
xiāngcūn
乡村
xiǎolù
小路
,
méiyǒu
没有
dēngguāng
灯光
,
jīnwǎn
今晚
méiyǒu
没有
yuèliang
月亮
,
shēnshǒubùjiànwǔzhǐ
伸手不见五指
,
wǒ
我
shízài
实在
bù
不
gǎn
敢
zǒu
走
。
This country road, no lights, no moon tonight, reach out not to see the five fingers, I really dare not go.
2
Dēng
灯
hūrán
忽然
yīxiàzi
一下子
miè
灭
le
了
,
fángjiān
房间
dùnshí
顿时
qīhēi
漆黑
yī
一
piān
片
,
shēnshǒubùjiànwǔzhǐ
伸手不见五指
。
The light suddenly went out, the room suddenly dark, reach out not to see the five fingers.
3
Tā
他
tiāntiān
天天
zǒu
走
zhè
这
tiáo
条
lù
路
,
duì
对
zhèlǐ
这里
de
的
kēngkēngwāwā
坑坑洼洼
shúxī
熟悉
de
得
hěn
很
,
jiùshì
就是
zài
在
shēnshǒubùjiànwǔzhǐ
伸手不见五指
de
的
hēiyè
黑夜
lǐ
里
,
zǒu
走
qǐlai
起来
yě
也
hé
和
báitiān
白天
yīyàng
一样
。
He walks this road every day, and is familiar with the potholes here, that is, in the dark when he can't reach for the five fingers, he walks like the day.