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In vain in Chinese: 白白 (bái bái)

bái bái

in vain

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in vain
  2. 2to no purpose
  3. 3for nothing
  4. 4white

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ㄅㄞˊ

bái

ㄅ/ bㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄞˊ

bái

ㄅ/ bㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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

  • 这么好的机会，白白错过了。

    zhè me hǎo de jī huì， bái bái cuò guò le。

    Such a good opportunity was wasted for nothing.

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Related words

白

bái

white

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

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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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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