- 白(white; light; bright)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun radiating bright rays suggests the pristine white color.
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MEANING23 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
white
中颜色像雪、像牛奶那样的颜色yánsè xiàng xuě、xiàng niúnǎi nàyàng de yánsè
- 。
This piece of clothing is white.
- 。
Her skin is as white as porcelain.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- 。
His death was not in vain.
- 貳形adjective
snowy
中颜色像雪一样；很白的样子yánsè xiàng xuě yīyàng；hěn báide yàngzi
- 。
Snow is white.
- 。
Her skin is as white as snow.
- 參形adjective
pure
中纯净、没有杂质或混合的chúnjìng、méiyǒu zázhì huò hùnhé de
- 。
This garment is white.
- ，。
Her heart is pure and innocent — she never schemes against others.
- 肆形adjective
bright
中颜色像雪一样，亮的样子yánsè xiàng xuě yīyàng, liàng de yàngzi
- 。
The sky is very bright.
- ，。
The moonlight was bright white, illuminating the entire path.
- 伍形adjective
empty
中没有东西；没有内容méiyǒu dōngxi；méiyǒu nèiróng
- 。
This piece of paper is white.
- ，，。
He was busy all day long, but ended up with nothing to show for it.
- 陸形adjective
blank
中颜色像雪或牛奶一样的；清楚、明白的；免费的yánsè xiàng xuě huò niúnǎi yīyàng de; qīngchu、míngbai de; miǎnfèi de
- ，。
This form page is blank and hasn't been filled out yet.
- 柒形adjective
plain
中不复杂；平常；简单bù fùzá; píngcháng; jiǎndān
- 。
This sheet of paper is white.
- ，。
He only wears plain white shirts and doesn't like flashy clothes.
- 捌形adjective
clear
中明亮；清楚míngliàng; qīngchu
- 。
The sky is very white.
- ，。
He explained the problem so clearly that everyone fully understood it.
- 玖动verb
to make clear
中清楚地说出来或表现出来qīngchǔ de shuō chūlái huò biǎoxiàn chūlái
- 。
Please explain this matter clearly.
- 。
He finally made his intentions clear.
- 拾副adverb
in vain
中没有效果；不成功méiyǒu xiàoguǒ; bù chéngōng
- 。
You made a wasted trip.
- ，。
I waited two hours for nothing — he never showed up at all.
- 11形adjective
gratuitous
中不用花钱；免费búyòng huā qián；miǎnfèi
- 。
This is a waste of effort.
- ，。
He spent the whole day busy for nothing, with nothing to show for it.
- 12副adverb
free of charge
中不用花钱búyòng huāqián
- 。
This one is free.
- 。
He walked away with quite a few free gifts at the event.
- 13形adjective
reactionary
中思想、行动保守落后，反对进步的sīxiǎng、xíngdòng bǎoshǒu luòhòu，fǎnduì jìnbù de
- 。
He is an idiot.
- 。
Those reactionary forces were purged following the revolution.
- 14形adjective
anti-communist
中反对共产主义的fǎnduì gòngchǎnzhǔyì de
- 。
He is a white person.
- ，。
He once joined the White Army and firmly opposed communism.
- 15名noun
funeral
中人死后举行的告别仪式rén sǐ hòu jǔxíng de gàobiē yíshì
- 。
He went to attend a funeral.
- ，。
When an elderly villager passed away, the neighbors all came to help with the funeral arrangements.
- 16动verb
to stare coldly
中用冷淡的眼光看某人yòng lěngdàn de yǎnguāng kàn mǒurén
- 。
He gave me a disapproving look.
- 。
After being criticized, she shot the teacher a cold glare.
- 17动verb
to write wrong character
中写错了字或字的笔画xiěcuò le zì huò zì de bǐhuà
- 。
You've misspelled the character.
- 。
He left several characters blank on the exam paper.
- 18动verb
to state
中用言语说出来；表达想法或事实yòng yányǔ shuōchūlái；biǎodá xiǎngfǎ huò shìshí
- 。
He dismissed what I said.
- 。
He made his intentions clear to everyone present.
- 19动verb
to explain
中用言语说明；讲述yòng yányǔ shuōmíng; jiǎngshù
- 。
He explained the true facts of the matter.
- 。
She expressed her true feelings to her family.
- 20形adjective
vernacular
中某个地区人民日常使用的语言mǒu ge dìqū rénmín rìcháng shǐyòng de yǔyán
- ，。
This passage is written in vernacular Chinese, not classical literary language.
- 21名noun
spoken lines in opera
中戏曲中演员说的话xìqǔ zhōng yǎnyuán shuō de huà
- 。
He likes listening to the dialogue in the play.
- ，。
The actor's lines were crystal clear, and the audience was completely captivated.
- 22名noun
surname Bai
中姓氏，中国常见的姓。xìngshì, zhōngguó chángjiàn de xìng。
- 。
Bai Juyi was a celebrated poet of the Tang Dynasty.
- 23名noun
Bai ethnic group
中云南的一个少数民族yúnnán de yīgè shǎoshùmínzú
- 。
The Bai are a minority ethnic group in China.
- 。
The Bai people live mainly in the Dali region of Yunnan Province.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
SYNONYMS1
白
MEANING23 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
white
中颜色像雪、像牛奶那样的颜色yánsè xiàng xuě、xiàng niúnǎi nàyàng de yánsè
- 。
This piece of clothing is white.
- 。
Her skin is as white as porcelain.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- 。
His death was not in vain.
- 貳形adjective
snowy
中颜色像雪一样；很白的样子yánsè xiàng xuě yīyàng；hěn báide yàngzi
- 。
Snow is white.
- 。
Her skin is as white as snow.
- 參形adjective
pure
中纯净、没有杂质或混合的chúnjìng、méiyǒu zázhì huò hùnhé de
- 。
This garment is white.
- ，。
Her heart is pure and innocent — she never schemes against others.
- 肆形adjective
bright
中颜色像雪一样，亮的样子yánsè xiàng xuě yīyàng, liàng de yàngzi
- 。
The sky is very bright.
- ，。
The moonlight was bright white, illuminating the entire path.
- 伍形adjective
empty
中没有东西；没有内容méiyǒu dōngxi；méiyǒu nèiróng
- 。
This piece of paper is white.
- ，，。
He was busy all day long, but ended up with nothing to show for it.
- 陸形adjective
blank
中颜色像雪或牛奶一样的；清楚、明白的；免费的yánsè xiàng xuě huò niúnǎi yīyàng de; qīngchu、míngbai de; miǎnfèi de
- ，。
This form page is blank and hasn't been filled out yet.
- 柒形adjective
plain
中不复杂；平常；简单bù fùzá; píngcháng; jiǎndān
- 。
This sheet of paper is white.
- ，。
He only wears plain white shirts and doesn't like flashy clothes.
- 捌形adjective
clear
中明亮；清楚míngliàng; qīngchu
- 。
The sky is very white.
- ，。
He explained the problem so clearly that everyone fully understood it.
- 玖动verb
to make clear
中清楚地说出来或表现出来qīngchǔ de shuō chūlái huò biǎoxiàn chūlái
- 。
Please explain this matter clearly.
- 。
He finally made his intentions clear.
- 拾副adverb
in vain
中没有效果；不成功méiyǒu xiàoguǒ; bù chéngōng
- 。
You made a wasted trip.
- ，。
I waited two hours for nothing — he never showed up at all.
- 11形adjective
gratuitous
中不用花钱；免费búyòng huā qián；miǎnfèi
- 。
This is a waste of effort.
- ，。
He spent the whole day busy for nothing, with nothing to show for it.
- 12副adverb
free of charge
中不用花钱búyòng huāqián
- 。
This one is free.
- 。
He walked away with quite a few free gifts at the event.
- 13形adjective
reactionary
中思想、行动保守落后，反对进步的sīxiǎng、xíngdòng bǎoshǒu luòhòu，fǎnduì jìnbù de
- 。
He is an idiot.
- 。
Those reactionary forces were purged following the revolution.
- 14形adjective
anti-communist
中反对共产主义的fǎnduì gòngchǎnzhǔyì de
- 。
He is a white person.
- ，。
He once joined the White Army and firmly opposed communism.
- 15名noun
funeral
中人死后举行的告别仪式rén sǐ hòu jǔxíng de gàobiē yíshì
- 。
He went to attend a funeral.
- ，。
When an elderly villager passed away, the neighbors all came to help with the funeral arrangements.
- 16动verb
to stare coldly
中用冷淡的眼光看某人yòng lěngdàn de yǎnguāng kàn mǒurén
- 。
He gave me a disapproving look.
- 。
After being criticized, she shot the teacher a cold glare.
- 17动verb
to write wrong character
中写错了字或字的笔画xiěcuò le zì huò zì de bǐhuà
- 。
You've misspelled the character.
- 。
He left several characters blank on the exam paper.
- 18动verb
to state
中用言语说出来；表达想法或事实yòng yányǔ shuōchūlái；biǎodá xiǎngfǎ huò shìshí
- 。
He dismissed what I said.
- 。
He made his intentions clear to everyone present.
- 19动verb
to explain
中用言语说明；讲述yòng yányǔ shuōmíng; jiǎngshù
- 。
He explained the true facts of the matter.
- 。
She expressed her true feelings to her family.
- 20形adjective
vernacular
中某个地区人民日常使用的语言mǒu ge dìqū rénmín rìcháng shǐyòng de yǔyán
- ，。
This passage is written in vernacular Chinese, not classical literary language.
- 21名noun
spoken lines in opera
中戏曲中演员说的话xìqǔ zhōng yǎnyuán shuō de huà
- 。
He likes listening to the dialogue in the play.
- ，。
The actor's lines were crystal clear, and the audience was completely captivated.
- 22名noun
surname Bai
中姓氏，中国常见的姓。xìngshì, zhōngguó chángjiàn de xìng。
- 。
Bai Juyi was a celebrated poet of the Tang Dynasty.
- 23名noun
Bai ethnic group
中云南的一个少数民族yúnnán de yīgè shǎoshùmínzú
- 。
The Bai are a minority ethnic group in China.
- 。
The Bai people live mainly in the Dali region of Yunnan Province.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 白(white; light; bright)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun radiating bright rays suggests the pristine white color.
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SYNONYMS1
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