HSK Guide

白 bái — white

bái (second tone, rising)bai2

white

HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjective
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Meanings

  1. white

    The colour white. Before a noun the colour word normally takes 色 — 白色的衣服 — while as a predicate it stands alone: 这些苹果不白. 白 is also the 白 of 明白 "to understand".

    adjective

Character breakdown

  • 白
    bái (second tone, rising)

    white; clear, plain; in vain, for nothing; Bai, a surname

    5 strokesRadical 白

Example sentences

  • 她穿了一件白衣服。Tā (first tone, high and level) chuānle (first tone, high and level) yí (second tone, rising) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) bái (second tone, rising) yīfu. (first tone, high and level)···

    She wore a white top.

  • 我的手机是白色的。我的手機是白色的。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) shǒujī (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) báisè (second tone, rising) de. (neutral tone)···

    My phone is white.

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