白
bái
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái); (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白饭 bái fàn); (bound form) to explain
Other reading: Bái
surname Bai; Bai ethnic group
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Examples
桦树有白树皮。
Huà shù yǒu bái shù pí.
Birch trees have white bark.
屋顶上有只白鸽。
Wū dǐng shàng yǒu zhǐ bái gē.
A white dove is on the roof.
她的皮肤白得像雪。
Tā de pí fū bái de xiàng xuě.
Her skin is as white as snow.
Words with this character
明白 míng bai clear白色 bái sè white白天 bái tiān daytime空白 kòng bái blank space蛋白质 dàn bái zhì protein坦白 tǎn bái honest苍白 cāng bái pale黑白 hēi bái black and white白白 bái bái in vain表白 biǎo bái to explain oneself白领 bái lǐng white-collar白酒 bái jiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum白菜 bái cài Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage对白 duì bái dialogue开场白 kāi chǎng bái prologue of play说白了 shuō bái le to speak frankly惨白 cǎn bái deathly pale白痴 bái chī idiocy清白 qīng bái pure白人 bái rén white man or woman白吃 bái chī to eat without paying白费 bái fèi to waste白线 bái xiàn white line