白

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Pronunciation : bái

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Meaning :
  1. white. (adv)
  2. clear. (adj)
  3. pure; plain; blank. (adj)
  4. bright. (adj)
  5. in vain. (adv)
  6. free of charge. (adv)
  7. state; explain. (v)
Radical : 白
Strokes : 5
Traditional : 白
Usage : 36.4%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
白色
bái sè

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 : white
2.
白天
bái tiān

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 : daytime, day
3.
白白
bái bái

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 : in vain
4.
白痴
bái chī

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 : idiot
5.
白宫
bái gōng

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 : the White House
6.
明白
míng bai

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 : understand, clear
7.
空白
kòng bái

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 : blank
8.
黑白
hēi bái

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 : black and white; right and wrong
9.
蛋白
dàn bái

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 : egg white
10.
表白
biǎo bái

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 : express
Sentences:
1. The old man’s hair is as white as snow.
zhè wèi lǎo rén de tóu fa xiàng xuě yí yàng bái 。
这 位 老 人 的 头 发 像 雪 一 样 白 。

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这 : this
位 : measure word
老人 : old man
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to
头发 : hair
像 : like
雪 : snow
一样 : same
白 : white
2. The truth is finally brought into daylight.
zhè jiàn shì zhōng yú zhēn xiàng dà bái 。
这 件 事 终 于 真 相 大 白 。

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这 : this
件 : measure word
事 : matter
终于 : finally
真相大白 : the whole truth has come out
真相 : truth
3. The day is shorter in winter.
dōng jì bái tiān shí jiān duǎn 。
冬 季 白 天 时 间 短 。

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冬季 : winter
白天 : daytime
时间 : time
短 : short
4. Our experiments were in vain.
wǒ men zhè xiē shì yàn shì bái zuò le 。
我 们 这 些 试 验 是 白 做 了 。

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我们 : we, our
这些 : this
试验 : experiment
是 : is
白 : in vain
做 : do
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
5. Don’t let a golden opportunity slip through your fingers.
bú yào bái bái fàng guò dà hǎo shí jī 。
不 要 白 白 放 过 大 好 时 机 。

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不要 : don’t
白白 : in vain
放过 : let somebody off; let something slip by
大好 : very good; excellent
时机 : opportunity
6. Those politicians just like eating and drinking, free of charge.
nà xiē zhèng kè jiù xǐ huan bái chī bái hē 。
那 些 政 客 就 喜 欢 白 吃 白 喝 。

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那些 : those
政客 : politician
就 : just
喜欢 : like
白 : free of charge
吃 : eat
喝 : drink
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May 18th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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