Hanzi

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

bái, bó

Bopomofo

ㄅㄞˊ, ㄅㄛˊ

Jyutping

baak6

Example sentences

我不明白這句話的意思。

我不明白这句话的意思。

I don't understand the meaning of this sentence.

他使我明白了真相。

He made me understand the truth.

這朵白色的花很漂亮。

这朵白色的花很漂亮。

This white flower is very beautiful.

你這封信寄錯了地址，害我白跑了一趟。

你这封信寄错了地址，害我白跑了一趟。

You sent this letter to the wrong address, which caused me to make a trip for nothing.

我喜歡在白天工作，晚上休息。

我喜欢在白天工作，晚上休息。

I like working during the day and resting at night.

鄰居家正在裝修，所以白天非常吵。

邻居家正在装修，所以白天非常吵。

The neighbor's house is being renovated, so it is very noisy during the day.

她穿著一件白色的裙子。

She is wearing a white skirt.

海浪拍打岩石，激起白色水花。

The waves beat against the rocks, stirring up white spray.

既然事情已經發生了，你就坦白交代吧。

既然事情已经发生了，你就坦白交代吧。

Since it has already happened, you should just confess.

奶奶在菜市場買了兩棵大白菜回家。

奶奶在菜市场买了两棵大白菜回家。

Grandma bought two heads of Chinese cabbage at the market and came home.

Example Vocabulary

明白

ming2'bai2

to understand; clear

白

bai2

white; clear; in vain

白天

bai2'tian1

daytime

白羊座

bai2'yang2'zuo4

白色

bai2'se4

white color

伊麗莎白

告白

gao4'bai2

坦白

tan3'bai2

frank; candid; to confess

大白菜

da4'bai2'cai4

Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage

太白

tai4'bai2

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