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Bái

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Bái Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Bái | Bai2
English translation
surname Bai
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
white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

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About Bái

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Number of strokes

5

Radical frequency

109

Traditional form

Bái

Contains the radical

Bái

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A burning candle; the rays of the sun

Etymology of Bái

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿻?

Explanation

Origin unclear. Used in ancient texts to mean "white" and "hundred" ( Bǎi ).

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Example sentences using Bái

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蛋白 dàn bái dào 它们 tā men sǒng .

Beat the egg whites until they peak.

月亮 yuèliang Cóng yún 后面 hòumian zuàn 出来 chū lái ,照出 le 苍白 cāngbái de 面孔 miàn kǒng .

The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the paled face.

西班牙 Xī bān yá 领事馆 lǐngshìguǎn shì 银行 yínháng 对面 duìmiàn de 那栋高大 gāo dà de 白色 bái sè 建筑物 jiàn zhù wù .

The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.

shì de , 明白 míngbai zhè gēn fēn ròu yǒu 什么 shénme 关系 guānxi ?

Yes, but I still don't get the tie - up with the meat.

不一会 bù yī huì , 老魏 de 尸体 shītǐ zhǐ shèng 白骨 bái gǔ duī le .

In moments, nothing was left of Old Wei but bare bones.

Words with Bái

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
明白 míngbai clear明白 míngbai
Bái white Bái
白痴 bái chī idiocy白痴 bái chī
白色 bái sè white白色 bái sè
白天 bái tiān daytime白天 bái tiān
蛋白 dàn bái egg white蛋白 dàn bái
白人 bái rén Caucasian白人 bái rén
坦白 tǎnbái honest坦白 tǎnbái
白羊座 Bái yáng zuò Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)白羊座 Bái yáng zuò
空白 kòngbái blank space空白 kòngbái
白宫 Bái gōng White House白宮
蛋白质 dànbáizhì protein蛋白質
清白 qīng bái pure清白 qīng bái
黑白 hēi bái black and white黑白 hēi bái
白领 bái lǐng white-collar白領
苍白 cāngbái pale蒼白
表白 biǎo bái to express表白 biǎo bái
伊丽莎白 Yī lì shā bái Elizabeth (person name)伊麗莎白
白酒 bái jiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum白酒 bái jiǔ
白云 Bái yún Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市 Guì yáng shì [Guì​yáng​shì], Guizhou白雲
白白 bái bái in vain白白 bái bái
白血病 bái xuè bìng leukemia白血病 bái xuè bìng
小白 xiǎo bái fool小白 xiǎo bái
白菜 bái cài pak choi白菜 bái cài
白细胞 bái xì bāo leukocyte白細胞

Bái Decomposition & Compounds

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Bái Decomposition

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Bái Compounds

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  • Bái
    • de
      • ,
    • yuán
      • yuàn , yuán , yuán , yuán , yuán , yuán , , , , , , , , ,
    • pāi
    • Bǎi
      • bǎi
        • 宿
          • suō , xu , suō , , suō , ,
      • shì
      • , , bǎi kè , fēng , bǎi wǎ , bǎi , bǎi mǐ , , , , , , , ,
    • Huáng
      • huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huǎng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , , , , , , , , , ,
    • bǎi
    • quán
      • xiàn , xún , quán , , , , , xiàn , , , , ,
    • dōu
    • jiē
      • xié , xié , kǎi , kāi , jiē , xié , jiē , jiē , kǎi , xié , , , , , , , kǎi , , ,
    • zào
      • zào , zào ,
    • hào
      • hào
      • 綿 mián
        • , ,
      • mián , jǐn , mián , , , bāng , 淿, , jǐn
    • gāo
      • áo , háo , gāo , , , , ,
      • yào ,
        • gài ,
      • qīng , jiù , ,
    • zào
    • mào
    • jiǎo
      • , yāo , jiǎo , jiǎo , jiào , , jiǎo , , , , qiào , jiǎo , , , , , qiào , jiǎo , , , ,
      • yào , , , , , , , shuò , , , , , , shuò ,
      • gāo , , ,
      • xīng , jiào
      • zhě , , zhé , , , , , , shè , , , , ,
    • , , , , , , guī , , ái , , jiǎo , , , , , , é , wǎn , qiàn , hào , , jiǎo , , piǎo , jiào , , , , , , , , qié , , , , , , , ái , , , , , , , , , ,
    • , , , , , , , ,
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