白白

bái bái · bai bai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)白(bái)白(bái)等(děng)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)下(xià)午(wǔ),他(tā)也(yě)没(méi)来(lái)。

We waited all afternoon for nothing, and he never came.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)菜(cài)白(bái)白(bái)浪(làng)费(fèi)了(le),真(zhēn)可(kě)惜(xī)。

These dishes were wasted for nothing; what a pity.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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