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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

白白 [báibái]
  1. 1. adverb in vain
    不要白白浪费钱。
    Don't waste your money on nothing.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

白白 [báibái]
  1. 1. in vain; to no purpose; for nothing
    我白白浪费了精力。
    I made my effort in vain.
    不要白白放过大好时机。
    Don't let a golden opportunity slip through your fingers.
    他白白忙了一阵子。
    He busied himself for quite some time for nothing.
    水龙头关不上，白白浪费了那么多水。
    你们白白错过了好几个进球机会。
    考试不合格，白白浪费了几个月时间。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

白白 [báibái]
  1. 1. 副 没有效果地;徒然
    白白浪费了许多时间。
  2. 2. 副 不付代价地;没有报偿地
    不能白白地让您受累。
  3. 3. 语气往往比副词"白"单用重。
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Examples

我白白浪费了精力。
I made my effort in vain. → 白白
不要白白放过大好时机。
Don't let a golden opportunity slip through your fingers. → 白白
他白白忙了一阵子。
He busied himself for quite some time for nothing. → 白白
他一生中最好的时光白白浪费了。
He wasted the best years of his life. → 时光
他的上衣肩上白白的净是头皮。
The shoulders of his jacket were white with dandruff. → 头皮
水龙头关不上，白白浪费了那么多水。 → 白白
你们白白错过了好几个进球机会。 → 白白
考试不合格，白白浪费了几个月时间。 → 白白
这样只能白白消耗力气。 → 消
几年的光阴白白混了过去。 → 光阴
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Word Decomposition

白
[bái] 		+ 白
[bái]

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