白

Bái

Dictionary entry

surname Bai

What does 白 mean?

白 (Bái) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1surname Bai

2Bai ethnic group

3white

4in vain

5free of charge

6(bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2])

7(bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bai2 fan4])

8(bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[bian4 bai2])

9(bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bai2 le5 ta1 yi1 yan3])

10(bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])

11(bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[nian4 bai2])

12(bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bai2 qu1])

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白Báisurname Bai · Bai ethnic group

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