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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[bái]
  1. 1. adjective [白色] white
    pale
  2. 2. adjective [清楚] clear
    真相大
    the truth has come out
  3. 3. adjective [明亮] bright
    daytime
  4. 4. adjective [平淡] plain
    开水
    boiled water
  5. 5. verb state
    argue
  6. 6. adverb [无结果] in vain
    我们这些试验是做了。
    Our experiments were in vain.
  7. 7. adverb [无偿地] free of charge
    那些政客就喜欢喝。
    Those politicians just like eating and drinking, free of charge.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[bái]
  1. 1. adjective white
    几根
    a few white (or grey) hairs
    皮肤
    have a fair complexion
  2. 2. adjective clear
    真相大
    the whole truth has come out; the whole affair is now out in the open
  3. 3. adjective pure; plain; blank
    a blank sheet of paper
  4. 4. adjective (of a Chinese character) wrongly written or mispronounced
    我把这字念了。
    I've mispronounced the character.
  5. 5. adverb in vain; to no purpose; for nothing
    忙了半天
    go to a lot of trouble for nothing
    跑一趟
    make a fruitless trip
  6. 6. adverb free of charge; gratis
    看戏
    go to a theatre free of charge
    give away free (of charge)
    给我也不要。
    I wouldn't take it even as a gift.
  7. 7. verb look at somebody with the white of the eye—give somebody a supercilious look; throw a cold glance at somebody
    了他一眼。
    I gave him a supercilious look.
  8. 8. verb state; explain
    express or state clearly; explain; clarify; explain oneself

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[bái]
  1. 1. 形容颜色像霜雪一样
    墙刷得很
    分明
    云。
  2. 2. 洁净;纯洁(多指为人)
    襟怀坦
  3. 3. 明亮
    日。
  4. 4. ;清楚
    真相大
  5. 5. 说明;陈述
  6. 6. 戏曲中只说不唱的台词;戏剧角色所说的话
  7. 7.
    半文半
    夹杂。
  8. 8. 指丧事
    喜事。
  9. 9. 没有外加其他东西的;空无所有的
    开水
    手起家。
  10. 10. 没有效果地;徒然
    忙了一天
    操心。
  11. 11. 不付出代价地;无偿地
    看戏
    买十个,送一个。
  12. 12. 眼珠看(表示鄙薄或厌恶)
    了他一眼。
  13. 13. 某些食用植物的色嫩茎或层层包裹的叶鞘
  14. 14. 象征反动
    军。
  15. 15. 读音或字形错误
    字(如把"性别"写成"姓别")
    字(如把"破绽"读成"破定")。
  16. 16. ""字统读bái,不读bó。

Examples

看戏
go to a theatre free of charge
穿大褂的
doctor or nurse
脸上红一阵一阵
flush and turn pale by turns
她唱得不错,只是口不够清楚。
She sings well but does not speak clearly enough.
漂过的布特别
Cloth becomes much whiter when bleached.
像雪似的那么
as white as snow
不分
make no distinction between right and wrong
《中国戏曲史长编》是周贻老先生的学术著作。
The Long Draft Edition of Chinese Drama History is the academic work of Mr. Zhou Yibai.

Character Decomposition

丿
[piě]
+
[rì]

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