Dictionary/白

白

bái

ㄅㄞˊ
AdjHSK 1TOCFL L3core 10k
1white
2in vain
3free of charge
4(bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[bian4 bai2])
5(bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])
6(bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[nian4 bai2])
7(bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2])
8(bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bai2 fan4])
9(bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bai2 le5 ta1 yi1 yan3])
10(bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bai2 qu1])

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Example

tā他méi yǒu没有bái白sǐ死。
他没有白死。
He didn't die in vain.