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白

bái

white

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Meaning of 白 in English

báiHSK 5adjective, adverbSyllabus #2012
  1. white
  2. in vain
  3. free of charge
  4. (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2])
  5. (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bai2 fan4])
  6. (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[bian4 bai2])
  7. (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bai2 le5 ta1 yi1 yan3])
  8. (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])

Example sentences

  1. 她的頭髮中夾有白髮。
    tā de tóu fà zhōng jiā yǒu bái fà。
    Her hair is streaked with gray.
    Tatoeba #846048 by Martha · #309641 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 玛丽穿了一条朴素的白裙子。
    mǎ lì chuān le yī tiáo pǔ sù de bái qún zi。
    Mary wore a simple white dress.
    Tatoeba #8496245 by gumblex · #1096128 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我的牙齿没有我希望的那样白。
    wǒ de yá chǐ méi yǒu wǒ xī wàng de nà yàng bái。
    My teeth aren't as white as I'd like them to be.
    Tatoeba #5685903 by verdastelo9604 · #4663118 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 白

白天HSK 1白色HSK 2明白HSK 3白酒HSK 4白白HSK 6白领HSK 6蛋白质HSK 6表白HSK 7–9惨白HSK 7–9苍白HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences