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白色

bái sè · bai se

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Meaning

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  1. white
  2. fig. reactionary
  3. anti-communist
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The white wall

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)墙(qiáng)刷(shuā)成(chéng)白色(báisè)吧(ba)！

    Let's paint the wall white!

  2. Dengdeng

    白色(báisè)太(tài)单调(dāndiào)，刷(shuā)成(chéng)黄色(huángsè)吧(ba)。

    White is boring. Paint it yellow.

  3. Liangliang

    白色(báisè)的(de)墙(qiáng)加(jiā)一幅画(yīfúhuà)，怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How about a white wall with a painting?

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)画(huà)。

    Good, I'll paint it.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)画(huà)完(wán)以后(yǐhòu)，白色(báisè)的(de)墙(qiáng)就(jiù)变(biàn)成(chéng)彩色(cǎisè)了(le)。

    When you finish, the white wall will be full of colors.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)雪(xuě)橇(qiāo)是(shì)白(bái)色(sè)的(de)。

My sleigh is white.

Tatoeba: Chinese by europeanlanguages · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)穿(chuān)了(le)一(yí)件(jiàn)白(bái)色(sè)的(de)衬(chèn)衫(shān)。

She is wearing a white shirt today.

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白
bái

white; snowy

色
sè

color; look

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