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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 白

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2.

Readings & Meanings

白has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

bái

white

white

adj./adv.

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 白

白 stroke order diagram

4.

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5.

How to Use 白

Color and appearance

白 (bái) appears in words about color or appearance, like 白天 (daytime) and 白色 (white).

白天 • bái tiān • daytime • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 白

明白 • míng bai • to understand

HSK 3

míng明

bai

7.

Example Sentences

tā她

jīn今

tiān天

chuān穿

le了

yí一

jiàn

Information

Pinyinbái

Meaningwhite

Strokes5

Radical白

Traditional白

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#185

Zhuyinㄅㄞˊ

UnicodeU+767D

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bái白

tiān天

daytime

白色 • bái sè • white • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

bái白

sè色

white

白酒 • bái jiǔ • baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

bái白

jiǔ酒

baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum

白领 • bái lǐng • white-collar • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

bái白

lǐng领

white-collar

States and qualities

白 (bái) appears in words describing a state or quality, like 苍白 (pale) and 坦白 (frank).

苍白 • cāng bái • pale; pallid; wan • HSK 6

HSK 6

cāng苍

bái白

pale; pallid; wan

惨白 • cǎn bái • Deathly pale / Ashen • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cǎn惨

bái白

Deathly pale / Ashen

洁白 • jié bái • white • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jié洁

bái白

white

坦白 • tǎn bái • honest; frank; candid • HSK 6

HSK 6

tǎn坦

bái白

honest; frank; candid

白

to understand

白白 • bái bái • in vain

HSK 3.0 · L6

bái白

bái白

in vain

空白 • kòng bái • blank space; gap; margin

HSK 6

kòng空

bái白

blank space; gap; margin

蛋白质 • dàn bái zhì • protein

HSK 6

dàn蛋

bái白

zhì质

protein

对白 • duì bái • Dialogue

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

duì对

bái白

Dialogue

表白 • biǎo bái • Confess

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

biǎo表

bái白

Confess

件

bái白

chèn衬

shān衫

。

She is wearing a white shirt today.

tā她

chuān穿

le了

yí一

jiàn件

bái白

sè色

de的

lián连

yī衣

qún裙

。

She is wearing a white dress.

bái白

tiān天

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

sàn散

bù步

。

I like to walk in the park during the daytime.

qǐng请

zài在

zhè这

fèn份

hé合

tong同

de的

kòng空

bái白

chù处

qiān签

shàng上

nǐ你

de的

míng名

zì字

。

Please sign your name in the blank space on this contract.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

xǐ洗

yī衣

fěn粉

kě可

yǐ以

piǎo漂

bái白

bái白

sè色

chèn衬

shān衫

。

This laundry powder can bleach white shirts.

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红hóngred
件jiànitem; [measure word for items of clothing]
近jìnnear; close by
进jìnto enter
就jiùsimply
课kèlesson

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Characters pronounced "bai".

稗bàidarnels, weeds, tares small
佰bǎihundred
柏bǎicypress or cedar, a type of tree
百bǎihundred
败bàito defeat, to fail, to decay
摆bǎito arrange; set in order; pendulum; lower hem (of a gown/jacket/skirt)

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "白".

皑áibrilliant white
皋gāothe high land along a river
皈guīfollow, comply with
皓hàobright, luminous; clear; hoary
皖wǎnAnhui province
百bǎihundred

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