Chinese–EnglishWith examples
白
bái · bai/Bái · bai
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICTbái 白
- white
- snowy
- pure
- bright
- empty
- blank
- plain
- clear
- to make clear
- in vain
- gratuitous
- free of charge
- reactionary
- anti-communist
- funeral
- to stare coldly
- to write wrong character
- to state
- to explain
- vernacular
- spoken lines in opera
Bái 白
- surname Bai
In a sentence
2 examples01
玛丽穿了一条朴素的白裙子。
Mary wore a simple white dress.
Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
02
黑猫在吃一只白老鼠。
The black cat is eating a white rat.
Tatoeba: Chinese by megamanenm · English by guavalava · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
How to write
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