白白 bái bái — in vain

Meanings

1. 1

   in vain

   in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white

   adverb

Character breakdown

• 白

  bái (second tone, rising)

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

  5 strokesRadical 白

Words containing 白

• 白bái (second tone, rising)white
• 明白míngbai (second tone, rising)to understand, to see (what is meant)
• 白色bái (second tone, rising) sè (fourth tone, falling)white
• 白天bái (second tone, rising) tiān (first tone, high and level)daytime
• 空白kòng (fourth tone, falling) bái (second tone, rising)blank space
• 蛋白质/蛋白質dàn (fourth tone, falling) bái (second tone, rising) zhì (fourth tone, falling)protein
• 坦白tǎn (third tone, dipping) bái (second tone, rising)honest
• 苍白/蒼白cāng (first tone, high and level) bái (second tone, rising)pale
• 黑白hēi (first tone, high and level) bái (second tone, rising)black and white
• 表白biǎo (third tone, dipping) bái (second tone, rising)to explain oneself
• 白领/白領bái (second tone, rising) lǐng (third tone, dipping)white-collar
• 白酒bái (second tone, rising) jiǔ (third tone, dipping)baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
• 白菜bái (second tone, rising) cài (fourth tone, falling)Chinese cabbage
• 对白/對白duì (fourth tone, falling) bái (second tone, rising)dialogue (in a movie or a play)
• 开场白/開場白kāi (first tone, high and level) chǎng (third tone, dipping) bái (second tone, rising)prologue of play
• 说白了/說白了shuō (first tone, high and level) bái (second tone, rising) le (neutral tone)to speak frankly
• 惨白/慘白cǎn (third tone, dipping) bái (second tone, rising)deathly pale