白 [－]

Jyutping baak6
Pinyin bó

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to explain; to present; to state
    • 自白
      自白
      zì bái
      explain oneself, confess
    • 開場白
      开场白
      kāi chǎng bái
      preamble
    • 表白
      表白
      biǎo bái
      to explain oneself
    • 辯白
      辩白
      biàn bái
      to explain, to defend oneself
  2. character
    eminent; prominent
  3. character
    clear; easy to understand
    • 明白
      明白
      míng bai
      clear, obvious
    • 淺白
      浅白
      qiǎn bái
      simple
  4. character
    white
    • 白色
      白色
      bái sè
      white color
    • 白茶
      白茶
      bái chá
      white tea
  5. character
    clear; pure; plain; blank
    • 白紙
      白纸
      bái zhǐ
      a blank sheet of paper
    • 白卷
      白卷
      bái juǎn
      blank exam paper
    • 白水
      白水
      bái shuǐ
      plain water
    • 白粥
      白粥
      bái zhōu
      plain congee
  6. character
    Bai, an ethnic group living primarily in Yunnan, China
  7. character
    funeral
    • 紅白喜事
      红白喜事
      hóng bái xǐ shì
      weddings and funerals
  8. character
    in vain; for nothing
    (syn.) 干
    • 我們沒有白忙。
      我们没有白忙。
      wǒ men méi yǒu bái máng ．
      Our efforts were not in vain.
    • 她白等了。
      她白等了。
      tā bái děng le ．
      She waited in vain.
    • 他們的血沒有白流。
      他们的血没有白流。
      tā men de xuè méi yǒu bái liú ．
      Their blood was not shed in vain.
    • 所有的工作都白做了。
      所有的工作都白做了。
      suǒ yǒu de gōng zuò dōu bái zuò le ．
      X
    • 白來一趟
      白来一趟
      bái lái yī tàng
      to come in vain; to come for nothing
    • 白給的東西
      白给的东西
      bái gěi de dōng xi
      something given for nothing
  9. character
    bright; well-lit
  10. character
    reactionary; anticommunist
    • 白軍
      白军
      bái jūn
      The White army
    • 白區
      白区
      bái qū
      The White area
    • 白色恐怖
      白色恐怖
      bái sè kǒng bù
      the White terror
  11. character
    free of charge; gratuitous; gratis
    • 你可以白拿走這些蘋果。
      你可以白拿走这些苹果。
      nǐ kě yǐ bái ná zǒu zhè xiē píng guǒ ．
      You can have these apples for free.
  12. character
    spoken lines
    • 念白
      念白
      niàn bái
      spoken parts of a Chinese opera
    • 道白
      道白
      dào bái
      spoken parts of a Chinese opera
    • 獨白
      独白
      dú bái
      monologue
    • 對白
      对白
      duì bái
      dialogue
    • （白）無言獨上西樓，月如鈎……
      （白）无言独上西楼，月如钩……
      （ bái ） wú yán dú shàng xī lóu ， yuè rú gōu ． ． ． ． ． ．
      (spoken:) Without words, I ascend the western tower by myself; the moon is like a hook[…]
      (as may be displayed in the lyrics to Teresa Teng's “Du shang xilou” (獨上西樓))
  13. character
    vernacular
  14. character
    to stare coldly; to stare at someone with the white of the eyes
    • 她生氣地白了他一眼。
      她生气地白了他一眼。
      tā shēng qì de bái le tā yī yǎn ．
      She gave him an angry stare.
  15. character
    A surname. Bai
  16. character
    dialect
  17. character
    to mispronounce or wrongly write a character
    • 我老是寫白字讀破句。
      我老是写白字读破句。
      wǒ lǎo shì xiě bái zì dú pò jù ．
      I always mispronounce words and break my sentences up in the wrong places.
    • 我把這字念白了。
      我把这字念白了。
      wǒ bǎ zhè zì niàn bái le ．
      I've mispronounced the character.

白 [－]

Jyutping baak6
Pinyin bái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Bai
  2. white
  3. snowy
  4. pure
  5. bright
  6. empty
  7. blank
  8. plain
  9. clear
  10. to make clear
  11. in vain
  12. gratuitous
  13. free of charge
  14. reactionary
  15. anti-communist
  16. funeral
  17. to stare coldly
  18. to write wrong character
  19. to state
  20. to explain
  21. vernacular
  22. spoken lines in opera
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. 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/unblemished/a surname/the spoken dialogue in a stage show/to have a strong drink to celebrate/to clear up/to confess to/to turn white/for no reason/simply/just/easy to understand
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    話​一​啲​嘢​畀​人​聽
    to tell others something; to inform
    • 表白
      表白
      biu2 baak6
      vindicate
    • 旁白
      旁白
      pong4 baak6
      narrative
    • 對白
      对白
      deoi3 baak6
      line; dialogue
  2. 語素
    同口語​有​關​嘅
    related to the vernacular
    • 白話
      白话
      baak6 waa2
      the vernacular (i.e. Cantonese)
    • （同文讀 相對）白讀
      （同文读 相对）白读
      baak6 duk6
      the colloquial pronunciation (as opposed to 文讀 man4 duk6 "literary pronunciation")
  3. 語素
    淺​顯易明
    easy to understand
    • 淺白
      浅白
      cin2 baak6
      (of an explanation) easy to understand
  4. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Pak"
  5. 副詞
    做​咗​都​冇​用​，​嘥​氣​；​做​咗​冇​回報
    in vain; for nothing
    • 白行一趟
      白行一趟
      baak6 hang4 jat1 tong3
      to go on a fruitless trip
    • 我哋所有嘅籌備工作都係白做，因為局長取消咗嚟我哋學校參觀。
      我哋所有嘅筹备工作都系白做，因为局长取消咗嚟我哋学校参观。
      ngo5 dei6 so2 jau5 ge3 cau4 bei6 gung1 zok3 dou1 hai6 baak6 zou6, jan1 wai6 guk6 zoeng2 ceoi2 siu1 zo2 lai4 ngo5 dei6 hok6 haau6 caam1 gun1.
      All our preparation work was in vain because the government minister cancelled his visit to our school.
  6. 副詞
    免費​；​唔​需要​付出​代​價​嘅
    free of charge; at no cost
    • 佢哋喺你屋企白食白住，你唔嬲嘅咩？
      佢哋喺你屋企白食白住，你唔嬲嘅咩？
      keoi5 dei6 hai2 nei5 uk1 kei2 baak6 sik6 baak6 zyu6, nei5 m4 nau1 ge3 me1?
      They stayed at your home without paying for food or lodging, didn't you get mad?
  7. 形容詞
    好似​鮮奶​、​雪​咁​純​淨​嘅​顏​色
    white
    • 白色
      白色
      baak6 sik1
      white colour
    • 白車
      白车
      baak6 ce1
      ambulance, literally, white car
    • 佢啲皮膚好白。
      佢啲皮肤好白。
      keoi5 di1 pei4 fu1 hou2 baak3.
      Her skin is very light.
    • 我生咗條白頭髮呀！老喇。
      我生咗条白头发呀！老喇。
      ngo5 saang1 zo2 tiu4 baak6 tau4 faat3 aa3! lou5 laa3.
      I've got a white hair! (I'm) turning old.
  8. 形容詞
    講得​清楚​、​老實​、​冇​隱​暪​、​冇​轉彎抹角
    being explicit, frank, unreserved, straightforward
    • 我講得好白，唔妥嘅可以走。
      我讲得好白，唔妥嘅可以走。
      ngo5 gong2 dak1 hou2 baak6, m4 to5 ge3 ho2 ji5 zau2.
      I'm making it explicit here. If anyone doesn't agree, you may leave.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    eminent; prominent
  2. character
    white
    • 白色
      白色
      bái sè
      white color
    • 白茶
      白茶
      bái chá
      white tea
  3. character
    clear; easy to understand
    • 明白
      明白
      míng bai
      clear, obvious
    • 淺白
      浅白
      qiǎn bái
      simple
  4. character
    to stare coldly; to stare at someone with the white of the eyes
    • 她生氣地白了他一眼。
      她生气地白了他一眼。
      tā shēng qì de bái le tā yī yǎn ．
      She gave him an angry stare.
  5. character
    to explain; to present; to state
    • 自白
      自白
      zì bái
      explain oneself, confess
    • 開場白
      开场白
      kāi chǎng bái
      preamble
    • 表白
      表白
      biǎo bái
      to explain oneself
    • 辯白
      辩白
      biàn bái
      to explain, to defend oneself
  6. character
    Bai, an ethnic group living primarily in Yunnan, China
  7. character
    A surname. Bai
  8. character
    to mispronounce or wrongly write a character
    • 我老是寫白字讀破句。
      我老是写白字读破句。
      wǒ lǎo shì xiě bái zì dú pò jù ．
      I always mispronounce words and break my sentences up in the wrong places.
    • 我把這字念白了。
      我把这字念白了。
      wǒ bǎ zhè zì niàn bái le ．
      I've mispronounced the character.
  9. character
    funeral
    • 紅白喜事
      红白喜事
      hóng bái xǐ shì
      weddings and funerals
  10. character
    in vain; for nothing
    (syn.) 干
    • 我們沒有白忙。
      我们没有白忙。
      wǒ men méi yǒu bái máng ．
      Our efforts were not in vain.
    • 她白等了。
      她白等了。
      tā bái děng le ．
      She waited in vain.
    • 他們的血沒有白流。
      他们的血没有白流。
      tā men de xuè méi yǒu bái liú ．
      Their blood was not shed in vain.
    • 所有的工作都白做了。
      所有的工作都白做了。
      suǒ yǒu de gōng zuò dōu bái zuò le ．
      X
    • 白來一趟
      白来一趟
      bái lái yī tàng
      to come in vain; to come for nothing
    • 白給的東西
      白给的东西
      bái gěi de dōng xi
      something given for nothing
  11. character
    reactionary; anticommunist
    • 白軍
      白军
      bái jūn
      The White army
    • 白區
      白区
      bái qū
      The White area
    • 白色恐怖
      白色恐怖
      bái sè kǒng bù
      the White terror
  12. character
    free of charge; gratuitous; gratis
    • 你可以白拿走這些蘋果。
      你可以白拿走这些苹果。
      nǐ kě yǐ bái ná zǒu zhè xiē píng guǒ ．
      You can have these apples for free.
  13. character
    spoken lines
    • 念白
      念白
      niàn bái
      spoken parts of a Chinese opera
    • 道白
      道白
      dào bái
      spoken parts of a Chinese opera
    • 獨白
      独白
      dú bái
      monologue
    • 對白
      对白
      duì bái
      dialogue
    • （白）無言獨上西樓，月如鈎……
      （白）无言独上西楼，月如钩……
      （ bái ） wú yán dú shàng xī lóu ， yuè rú gōu ． ． ． ． ． ．
      (spoken:) Without words, I ascend the western tower by myself; the moon is like a hook[…]
      (as may be displayed in the lyrics to Teresa Teng's “Du shang xilou” (獨上西樓))
  14. character
    vernacular
  15. character
    bright; well-lit
  16. character
    dialect
  17. character
    clear; pure; plain; blank
    • 白紙
      白纸
      bái zhǐ
      a blank sheet of paper
    • 白卷
      白卷
      bái juǎn
      blank exam paper
    • 白水
      白水
      bái shuǐ
      plain water
    • 白粥
      白粥
      bái zhōu
      plain congee
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. white
  2. pure, unblemished
  3. bright
  4. Cangjie Input
    HA
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. 形
    HSK3 一级词汇表 #6
  2. 副
    HSK3 三级词汇表 #9
  3. HSK3 一级汉字表 #5
  4. HSK3 初等手写字表 #6
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    感到惊讶、感到惊奇就是明白的开始。
    感到驚訝、感到驚奇就是明白的開始。
    gǎn dào jīng yà 、 gǎn dào jīng qí jiù shì míng bai de kāi shǐ 。
    • To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.
  2. Mandarin
    我不明白为什么你这么批评他。
    我不明白為什麼你這麼批評他。
    wǒ bù míng bái wèi shén me nǐ zhè me pī píng tā 。
    • I can't understand why you are so critical of him.
  3. Mandarin
    我不太明白他说什么。
    我不太明白他説什麼。
    wǒ bù tài míng bai tā shuō shén me 。
    • I don't quite understand what he says.
  4. Mandarin
    在这个城市，白人和黑人间的争端愈演愈烈。
    在這個城市，白人和黑人間的爭端愈演愈烈。
    zài zhè ge chéng shì ， bái rén hé hēi rén jiān de zhēng duān yù yǎn yù liè 。
    • The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse.
  5. Mandarin
    直到我自己有了孩子我才明白了什么是母爱。
    直到我自己有了孩子我才明白了什麼是母愛。
    zhí dào wǒ zì jǐ yǒu le hái zi wǒ cái míng bái le shén me shì mǔ ài 。
    • It was not until I had a baby myself that I knew what mother's love is.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲雪啱啱喺个天度落落嚟，成座山都变咗做白色，真系好靓。
    啲雪啱啱喺個天度落落嚟，成座山都變咗做白色，真係好靚。
    di1 syut3 ngaam1 ngaam1 hai2 go3 tin1 dou6 lok6 lok6 lai4 ， sing4 zo6 saan1 dou1 bin3 zo2 zou6 baak6 sik1 ， zan1 hai6 hou2 leng3 。
    • The fresh snow looks beautiful on the hill.
    • The snow that fell recently has coloured the mountain white, it is truly beautiful.
  2. Cantonese
    啲白萝卜可能贵过啲红萝卜。
    啲白蘿蔔可能貴過啲紅蘿蔔。
    di1 baak6 lo4 baak6 ho2 nang4 gwai3 gwo3 di1 hung4 lo4 baak6 。
    • Radishes might be more expensive than the carrots.
    • Daikon might be more expensive than the carrots.
  3. Cantonese
    俾张白纸我吖。
    俾張白紙我吖。
    bei2 zoeng1 baak6 zi2 ngo5 aa1 。
    • Give me a white piece of paper.
  4. Cantonese
    我见到一架红色车同埋一架白色车，红色𠮶架靓过白色𠮶架。
    我見到一架紅色車同埋一架白色車，紅色嗰架靚過白色嗰架。
    ngo5 gin3 dou3 jat1 gaa3 hung4 sik1 ce1 tung4 maai4 jat1 gaa3 baak6 sik1 ce1 ， hung4 sik1 go2 gaa2 leng3 gwo3 baak6 sik1 go2 gaa2 。
    • I saw a red car and a white one; the red one was nicer looking than the other.
  5. Cantonese
    我健完身之后，就饮咗杯加咗蛋白粉嘅牛奶。
    我健完身之後，就飲咗杯加咗蛋白粉嘅牛奶。
    ngo5 gin6 jyun4 san1 zi1 hau6 ， zau6 jam2 zo2 bui1 gaa1 zo2 daan2 baak6 fan2 ge3 ngau4 naai5 。
    • After the gym, I drink a glass of milk mixed with powdered protein.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿强为咗悭钱，餐餐食白面包充饥。
    阿強為咗慳錢，餐餐食白麪包充饑。
    aa3 koeng4 wai6 zo2 haan1 cin2, caan1 caan1 sik6 baak6 min6 baau1 cung1 gei1.
    • Keung takes white bread as meals to save money.
  2. Cantonese
    银联双币白金信用卡
    銀聯雙幣白金信用卡
    ngan4 lyun4 soeng1 bai6 baak6 gam1 seon3 jung6 kaat1
    • UnionPay dual currency platinum credit card
  3. Cantonese
    暹罗白米
    暹羅白米
    cim3 lo2 baak6 mai5
    • rice from Siam
  4. Cantonese
    电视啱啱播𠮶套戏，啲嘟嘟声仲多过剩低啲对白。
    電視啱啱播嗰套戲，啲嘟嘟聲仲多過剩低啲對白。
    din6 si6 aam1 aam1 bo3 go2 tou3 hei3, di1 dut1 dut1 seng1 zung6 do1 gwo3 sing6 dai1 di1 deoi3 baak6.
    • The television show that aired just now had more censor beeps than the actual dialogue.
  5. Cantonese
    系采用百分百天然橡树蛋白乳汁提炼而成嘅。
    係採用百分百天然橡樹蛋白乳汁提煉而成嘅。
    hai6 coi2 jung6 baak3 fan6 baak3 tin1 jin4 zoeng6 syu6 daan2 baak6 jyu5 zap1 tai4 lin6 ji4 sing4 ge3.
    • It is extracted from 100% natural rubber latex proteins.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    坐我隔篱个女同学成日都好大头虾，啲人觉得佢好白痴，但系我觉得佢够天然呆好可爱。
    坐我隔籬個女同學成日都好大頭蝦，啲人覺得佢好白痴，但係我覺得佢夠天然呆好可愛。
  2. Cantonese
    白手夺刀
    白手奪刀
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    半文半白
    半文半白
    bàn wén bàn bái
    • half literary, half vernacular
  2. Mandarin
    白芝麻仁
    白芝麻仁
    bái zhī má rén
    • white sesame seeds
  3. Mandarin
    白色
    白色
    bái sè
    • white color
  4. Mandarin
    白茶
    白茶
    bái chá
    • white tea
  5. Mandarin
    明白
    明白
    míng bai
    • clear, obvious