5 strokes
5 画
bái
bái
white
- white
- pure; plain; blank
- in vain; to no purpose; for nothing
- free of charge; gratis
- look at sb. with the white of the eye; give sb. a supercilious look; coldly stare at sb.
bái-cài
白菜
n.
Chinese cabbage
bái-chī
白痴
adj. /n.
idiocy / idiot
bái-rén
白人
n.
Caucasian man or woman
bái-táng
白糖
n.
(refined) white suger
bái-tiān
白天
n.
daytime; day
bái-yǎn
白眼
n.
supercilious look
biǎo-bái
表白
v.
express or state clearly; explain oneself
kòng-bái
空白
n.
blank space
bái-bì-wú-xiá
白璧无瑕
flawless white jade; impeccable moral integrity
bái-shǒu-qǐ-jiā
白手起家
start empty-handed; build up from nothing
Usage 用法
white
Mā-ma tóu-shang yǐ-jīng shēng-chū le jǐ gēn bái-fà.
妈妈头上已经生出了几根白发。
Mother has already had a few white hairs.
pure; plain; blank
Jiè wǒ jǐ zhāng bái-zhǐ hǎo ma?
借我几张白纸好吗？
Would you please loan me a few blank pieces of paper?
in vain; to no purpose; for nothing
Wǒ bái pǎo yí tàng, shén-me yě méi mǎi dào.
我白跑一趟，什么也没买到。
I’ve made a fruitless trip, for I was unable to buy anything.
free of charge; gratis
Wèi-le dào-qiàn, cān-guǎn bái sòng wǒ yí dùn fàn.
为了道歉，餐馆白送我一顿饭。
In apology to me, the restaurant gave me a meal for free.
look at sb. with the white of the eye; give sb. a supercilious look; coldly stare at sb.
Tā bái le wǒ yì yǎn, méi shuō shén-me.
他白了我一眼，没说什么。
He gave me a supercilious look and said nothing.
