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白色 (bái sè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

白色 (bái sè) is a Chinese word: white. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 白色

名 míng noun

white

她今天穿了一件白色的衣服。

tā jīn tiān chuān le yī jiàn bái sè de yī fu

She wore a white piece of clothing today.

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Word breakdown

白 bái — white (the color concept)

Words with this character (15)
  • 1 白天 bái tiān — daytime HSK 1
    • 白 bright, light (referring to daylight)
    • 天 day (time period)
    Example

    我白天工作，晚上学习。

    wǒ bái tiān gōng zuò wǎn shang xué xí

    I work during the daytime and study at night.

  • 2 明白 míng bai — to understand HSK 3
    • 明 clear, bright (contributes clarity)
    • 白 plain, clear (reinforces clarity)
    Example

    你明白我的意思吗？

    nǐ míng bai wǒ de yì si ma

    Do you understand what I mean?

  • 3 白酒 bái jiǔ — baijiu (Chinese white liquor) HSK 4
    • 白 white/clear (referring to the transparent appearance)
    • 酒 alcohol/liquor (the beverage category)
    Example

    这瓶白酒是我爸爸送的礼物。

    zhè píng bái jiǔ shì wǒ bà ba sòng de lǐ wù

    This bottle of baijiu is a gift from my father.

  • 4 白白 bái bái — in vain HSK 6
    • 白 empty, without result
    • 白 reduplication for emphasis of wastefulness
    Example

    不要白白浪费时间。

    bù yào bái bái làng fèi shí jiān

    Don't waste time in vain.

  • 5 白领 bái lǐng — white-collar worker HSK 6
    • 白 white (referring to white dress shirts)
    • 领 collar (of a shirt)
    Example

    他是一个白领，每天在办公室工作。

    tā shì yí gè bái lǐng měi tiān zài bàn gōng shì gōng zuò

    He is a white-collar worker, working in an office every day.

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  • 6 蛋白质 dàn bái zhì — protein HSK 6
    • 蛋 egg
    • 白 white (referring to egg white)
    • 质 substance, matter
    Example

    鸡蛋含有丰富的蛋白质。

    jī dàn hán yǒu fēng fù de dàn bái zhì

    Eggs contain abundant protein.

  • 7 坦白 tǎn bái — frank, honest HSK 7
    • 坦 open, candid, frank
    • 白 clear, plain, to reveal
    Example

    他很坦白地承认了错误。

    tā hěn tǎn bái de chéng rèn le cuò wù

    He frankly admitted his mistake.

  • 8 对白 duì bái — dialogue HSK 7
    • 对 reciprocal, facing (indicates back-and-forth exchange)
    • 白 speech, spoken words (the lines being spoken)
    Example

    这部电影的对白写得很精彩。

    zhè bù diàn yǐng de duì bái xiě de hěn jīng cǎi

    The dialogue in this film is written brilliantly.

  • 9 开场白 kāi chǎng bái — opening remarks HSK 7
    • 开 to open, to begin
    • 场 occasion, venue, scene
    • 白 speech, words, remarks
    Example

    主持人的开场白很幽默。

    zhǔ chí rén de kāi chǎng bái hěn yōu mò

    The host's opening remarks were very humorous.

  • 10 惨白 cǎn bái — deathly pale HSK 7
    • 惨 intensifies the paleness to a tragic, extreme, or disturbing degree
    • 白 provides the base meaning of white or pale color
    Example

    她听到噩耗后脸色变得惨白。

    tā tīng dào è hào hòu liǎn sè biàn de cǎn bái

    Her face turned deathly pale after hearing the bad news.

  • 11 洁白 jié bái — pure white HSK 7
    • 洁 clean, pure, spotless
    • 白 white
    Example

    她穿着一件洁白的连衣裙。

    tā chuān zhe yī jiàn jié bái de lián yī qún

    She wore a pure white dress.

  • 12 空白 kòng bái — blank HSK 7
    Example

    这份表格有很多空白需要填写。

    zhè fèn biǎo gé yǒu hěn duō kòng bái xū yào tián xiě

    This form has many blanks that need to be filled in.

  • 13 苍白 cāng bái — pale HSK 7
    • 苍 ashen, gray (suggesting unhealthy color)
    • 白 white, pale (lightness of color)
    Example

    她的脸色苍白，看起来很虚弱。

    tā de liǎn sè cāng bái kàn qǐ lái hěn xū ruò

    Her complexion is pale, she looks very weak.

  • 14 表白 biǎo bái — to confess one's feelings HSK 7
    • 表 to express, to show outwardly
    • 白 clear, openly, plainly
    Example

    他终于鼓起勇气向她表白了。

    tā zhōng yú gǔ qǐ yǒng qì xiàng tā biǎo bái le

    He finally mustered the courage to confess his feelings to her.

  • 15 颠倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái — to confuse right and wrong; to distort facts HSK 7
    • 颠 overturn, topple
    • 倒 reverse, invert
    • 黑 black (representing wrong/evil)
    • 白 white (representing right/good)
    Example

    媒体不应该颠倒黑白误导公众。

    méi tǐ bù yīng gāi diān dǎo hēi bái wù dǎo gōng zhòng

    The media should not distort facts and mislead the public.

色 sè — color (specifies it refers to the color)

Words with this character (23)
  • 1 红色 hóng sè — red HSK 2
    • 红 red (the color hue)
    • 色 color
    Example

    她穿着红色的裙子。

    tā chuān zhe hóng sè de qún zi

    She's wearing a red skirt.

  • 2 绿色 lǜ sè — green HSK 2
    • 绿 green (the color itself)
    • 色 color (makes it a noun referring to the color/shade)
    Example

    春天来了，树叶变成了绿色。

    chūn tiān lái le shù yè biàn chéng le lǜ sè

    Spring has come, and the tree leaves have turned green.

  • 3 颜色 yán sè — color HSK 2
    • 颜 appearance, countenance (contributes to visual aspect)
    • 色 color, hue (core meaning)
    Example

    这朵花的颜色很漂亮。

    zhè duǒ huā de yán sè hěn piào liang

    The color of this flower is very beautiful.

  • 4 黑色 hēi sè — black HSK 2
    • 黑 black (the color)
    • 色 color
    Example

    他穿着黑色的衣服。

    tā chuān zhe hēi sè de yī fu

    He is wearing black clothes.

  • 5 黄色 huáng sè — yellow HSK 3
    • 黄 yellow (the hue)
    • 色 color
    Example

    她穿了一件黄色的衣服。

    tā chuān le yī jiàn huáng sè de yī fu

    She wore a yellow piece of clothing.

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  • 6 景色 jǐng sè — scenery HSK 4
    • 景 scene, view
    • 色 color, appearance
    Example

    这里的景色很美。

    zhè lǐ de jǐng sè hěn měi

    The scenery here is very beautiful.

  • 7 五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè — colorful, multicolored HSK 5
    • 五 five (representing many/various)
    • 颜 color, hue
    • 六 six (representing many/various)
    • 色 color, shade
    Example

    花园里的花朵五颜六色，非常美丽。

    huā yuán lǐ de huā duǒ wǔ yán liù sè fēi cháng měi lì

    The flowers in the garden are colorful and very beautiful.

  • 8 出色 chū sè — outstanding HSK 5
    • 出 to exceed, to stand out
    • 色 quality, appearance
    Example

    她的表现非常出色。

    tā de biǎo xiàn fēi cháng chū sè

    Her performance was outstanding.

  • 9 彩色 cǎi sè — colored HSK 5
    • 彩 color, variegated
    • 色 color, hue
    Example

    彩色铅笔很好用。

    cǎi sè qiān bǐ hěn hǎo yòng

    Colored pencils are very useful.

  • 10 灰色 huī sè — gray HSK 5
    Example

    他穿着一件灰色的外套。

    tā chuān zhe yī jiàn huī sè de wài tào

    He is wearing a gray coat.

  • 11 特色 tè sè — characteristic HSK 5
    • 特 special, distinctive, unique
    • 色 feature, characteristic, quality
    Example

    这家餐厅的特色菜是北京烤鸭。

    zhè jiā cān tīng de tè sè cài shì Běi jīng kǎo yā

    This restaurant's specialty dish is Peking duck.

  • 12 脸色 liǎn sè — complexion, facial expression HSK 5
    • 脸 face
    • 色 color, appearance
    Example

    她今天脸色不太好。

    tā jīn tiān liǎn sè bù tài hǎo

    She doesn't look well today.

  • 13 色彩 sè cǎi — color HSK 5
    • 色 color, hue
    • 彩 colorfulness, brilliance
    Example

    秋天的色彩非常美丽。

    qiū tiān de sè cǎi fēi cháng měi lì

    The colors of autumn are very beautiful.

  • 14 角色 jué sè — role HSK 5
    • 角 role, part (in performance)
    • 色 character, appearance (theatrical sense)
    Example

    他在电影中扮演一个重要角色。

    tā zài diàn yǐng zhōng bàn yǎn yí gè zhòng yào jué sè

    He plays an important role in the movie.

  • 15 棕色 zōng sè — brown HSK 6
    • 棕 palm tree/palm fiber; contributes the brown shade
    • 色 color; indicates this is a color term
    Example

    他穿着一件棕色的外套。

    tā chuān zhe yī jiàn zōng sè de wài tào

    He's wearing a brown coat.

  • 16 形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè — all kinds of HSK 7
    • 形 form, shape (first instance for emphasis)
    • 形 form, shape (repeated for emphasis and completeness)
    • 色 color, type, variety (first instance for emphasis)
    • 色 color, type, variety (repeated for emphasis and completeness)
    Example

    街上有形形色色的人。

    jiē shàng yǒu xíng xíng sè sè de rén

    There are all kinds of people on the street.

  • 17 有声有色 yǒu shēng yǒu sè — vivid and dramatic HSK 7
    • 有 to have (first part of parallel structure)
    • 声 sound, voice (auditory element)
    • 有 to have (second part of parallel structure)
    • 色 color (visual element)
    Example

    他讲故事总是有声有色，大家都爱听。

    tā jiǎng gù shi zǒng shì yǒu shēng yǒu sè dà jiā dōu ài tīng

    He always tells stories vividly and dramatically, everyone loves to listen.

  • 18 本色 běn sè — true nature, true colors HSK 7
    • 本 original, fundamental, inherent
    • 色 color, appearance, character, quality
    Example

    他终于露出了本色。

    tā zhōng yú lù chū le běn sè

    He finally showed his true colors.

  • 19 气色 qì sè — complexion HSK 7
    • 气 vital energy, health status
    • 色 color, appearance
    Example

    你今天气色很好。

    nǐ jīn tiān qì sè hěn hǎo

    You look well today.

  • 20 物色 wù sè — to look for HSK 7
    • 物 thing, object, person (being sought)
    • 色 to examine, to observe (appearance)
    Example

    公司正在物色新的经理。

    gōng sī zhèng zài wù sè xīn de jīng lǐ

    The company is looking for a new manager.

  • 21 眼色 yǎn sè — hint (with eyes) HSK 7
    • 眼 eye (the organ used to give the signal)
    • 色 expression/look (the appearance or signal conveyed)
    Example

    他给我使了个眼色，让我别说话。

    tā gěi wǒ shǐ le gè yǎn sè ràng wǒ bié shuō huà

    He gave me a hint with his eyes, telling me not to speak.

  • 22 绘声绘色 huì shēng huì sè — vividly and dramatically HSK 7
    • 绘 to depict, to paint
    • 声 sound, voice
    • 绘 to depict, to paint
    • 色 color, visual appearance
    Example

    他绘声绘色地讲述了那次冒险经历。

    tā huì shēng huì sè de jiǎng shù le nà cì mào xiǎn jīng lì

    He vividly and dramatically recounted that adventure.

  • 23 逊色 xùn sè — inferior to HSK 7
    • 逊 inferior, to yield to, to be less than
    • 色 quality, appearance, standard
    Example

    新产品的质量并不逊色于进口产品。

    xīn chǎn pǐn de zhì liàng bìng bù xùn sè yú jìn kǒu chǎn pǐn

    The quality of the new product is not inferior to imported products.

Structure & writing
1 白 bái — white (color like snow or milk, opposite of black)
白 is a component in 19 characters
HSK 1
百 bǎi hundred (the number 100) 的 de structural particle used after an attributive: ① general modifier before a noun ② possessive modifier ③ attributive is a person's name or pronoun, head noun is a role or identity ④ head noun combines with a preceding verb to express an action, attributive is the object of that action
HSK 3
怕 pà to fear; to be afraid of 拍 pāi to slap or pat with the palm or a flat object 泉 quán spring water
HSK 4
貌 mào appearance, looks
HSK 6
皇 huáng monarch; emperor 迫 pò to compel; to force
HSK 7
伯 bó uncle (father's elder brother) 卑 bēi low; lowly 帕 pà small square cloth for wiping hands or face; handkerchief 柏 bǎi cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material 泊 bó to moor a boat; to dock
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皂 zào black (color) 皆 jiē all; everyone 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 舶 bó large oceangoing vessel 魄 pò the corporeal soul (in superstition, the spirit attached to the body)

白 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 色 sè — color; visual impression produced by light emitted or reflected from objects
色 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
绝 jué to sever; to cut off
HSK 6
艳 yàn bright and colorful; vivid and beautiful

consists of

2.1 ⺈ xiàng — knife/blade radical
⺈ is a component in 8 characters
HSK 2
色 sè color; visual impression produced by light emitted or reflected from objects
HSK 3
角 jiǎo horn (hard growth on an animal's head, typically long, curved, and pointed)
HSK 4
免 miǎn to remove; to eliminate 危 wēi unsafe, dangerous (opposite of 安) 尔 ěr (lit.) you (second-person pronoun) 象 xiàng elephant (the large mammal) 负 fù to carry on one's back
HSK 6
龟 guī turtle; tortoise (reptile with a hard shell, short limbs, and retractable head and limbs)
2.2 巴 bā — to hope for; to long for; to expect
Xpinyin
巴 is a component in 9 characters
HSK 1
吧 ba sentence-final particle softening tone of imperatives; expressing suggestion, consultation, command, or request 爸 bà (colloq.) dad; father
HSK 2
色 sè color; visual impression produced by light emitted or reflected from objects
HSK 3
把 bǎ to hold; to grasp 爬 pá to crawl; to creep (of insects, reptiles, or people moving on hands and feet)
HSK 5
肥 féi fat; containing much fat (opposite of 'lean'; generally not used for people except in 肥胖, 减肥)
HSK 7
疤 bā scar left after a wound or sore heals 芭 bā see 芭蕉, a herbaceous plant with broad leaves; its fruit, similar to a banana, is edible 靶 bǎ target used for shooting practice

Stroke order