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白

bái
HSK 1

“Bai ethnic group” in Chinese is 白 (bái).

Other characters with the syllable bai: see all 7 →

Meaning

  • Bai ethnic group
  • white
  • in vain
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  • free of charge
  • bound form(of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2])
  • bound formplain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bai2 fan4])
  • bound formto explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[bian4 bai2])
  • bound formto give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bai2 le5 ta1 yi1 yan3])
  • bound formvernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])
  • bound formspoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[nian4 bai2])
  • bound formreactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bai2 qu1])
  • surname Bai

Example

他白天睡觉，晚上工作。

He sleeps by day and works by night.

From 白天 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 白

白天báitiāndaytimeHSK 1明白míngbaiclear; obvious; unequivocalHSK 1白色báisèwhiteHSK 2白菜báicàiChinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)HSK 3白酒báijiǔbaijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghumHSK 5白领báilǐngwhite-collarHSK 6白白báibáiin vainHSK 7-9表白biǎobáito explain oneselfHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1杯bēicupHSK 1

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