白

White in Chinese: 白 (bái)

bái

white

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1white
  2. 2snowy
  3. 3pure
  4. 4bright
  5. 5empty
  6. 6blank
  7. 7plain
  8. 8clear
  9. 9to make clear
  10. 10in vain
  11. 11gratuitous
  12. 12free of charge
  13. 13reactionary
  14. 14anti-communist
  15. 15funeral
  16. 16to stare coldly
  17. 17to write wrong character
  18. 18to state
  19. 19to explain
  20. 20vernacular
  21. 21spoken lines in opera

Stroke order

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白

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄞˊ

bái

ㄅ/ bㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 白 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你没白死。

    nǐ méi bái sǐ。

    Your death was not in vain.

  • 他有点苍白。

    tā yǒu diǎn cāng bái。

    He's a little pale.

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Related words

明白

míng bai

clear

白天

bái tiān

daytime

白色

bái sè

white

白菜

bái cài

Chinese cabbage

白酒

bái jiǔ

baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum

白领

bái lǐng

white-collar

白白

bái bái

in vain

表白

biǎo bái

to explain oneself

惨白

cǎn bái

deathly pale

对白

duì bái

dialogue (in a movie or a play)

黑白

hēi bái

black and white

空白

kòng bái

blank space

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