白 bái
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 白 — white
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
白白
báibái
in vain, for nothing
Character
Example phrases
- 如果没有清晰的计划，再多预算也可能被白白浪费掉。 Rúguǒ méiyǒu qīngxī de jìhuà, zài duō yùsuàn yě kěnéng bèi báibái làngfèi diào. Without a clear plan, even a large budget may simply be wasted.
- 商店今天关门，我白白跑了一趟。 Shāngdiàn jīntiān guānmén, wǒ báibái pǎo le yí tàng. The shop is closed today, so I made the trip for nothing.
- 这么好的机会，不能白白错过。 Zhème hǎo de jīhuì, bù néng báibái cuòguò. Such a good opportunity must not be missed for nothing.
Related words
- 白 bái white
- 白天 báitiān daytime, during the day
- 明白 míngbai to understand; clear
- 白色 báisè white
- 白 bái in vain; for free
- 白菜 báicài Chinese cabbage
- 白酒 báijiǔ Chinese liquor
- 白领 báilǐng white-collar worker
- 蛋白质 dànbáizhì protein
- 表白 biǎobái to confess; to state one's feelings or position
- 惨白 cǎnbái deathly pale; ashen
- 苍白 cāngbái pale; weak; unconvincing