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白
bái
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English Definitionwhite; 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; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script白
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinbái
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄅㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)baak6
Part of Speech(名) noun, (形) adjective, (动) verb, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1,3 TOCFL=5

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白色báisèwhite; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
白天báitiāndaytime; during the day; day
白菜báicàiChinese cabbage; pak choi
白白báibáiin vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
白皮书bái pí shūwhite paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation); white book
Words With Same Tail Word    
白白báibáiin vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
表白biǎobáito explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession
苍白cāngbáipale; wan
洁白jiébáispotlessly white; pure white
蛋白dànbáiegg white; protein; albumen
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