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苍白

cāng bái · cang bai

Traditional 蒼白

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. pale
  2. wan
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Off the roller coaster

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)脸色(liǎnsè)好(hǎo)苍白(cāngbái)，没事(méishì)吧(ba)？

    Your face looks so pale. Are you okay?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)坐(zuò)完(wán)过山车(guòshānchē)，腿(tuǐ)还(hái)在(zài)抖(dǒu)。

    I just got off the roller coaster. My legs are still shaking.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)脸(liǎn)，苍白(cāngbái)得(de)像(xiàng)一张(yīzhāng)纸(zhǐ)。

    Your face is as pale as a sheet of paper.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)笑(xiào)，刚才(gāngcái)你(nǐ)叫(jiào)得(de)最(zuì)大声(dàshēng)！

    Don't laugh. You screamed the loudest just now!

  5. Liangliang

    是吗(shìma)？那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)脸(liǎn)呢(ne)？

    Really? Then what about my face?

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)脸(liǎn)红(hóng)得(de)像(xiàng)苹果(píngguǒ)，一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)苍白(cāngbái)。

    Your face is red like an apple, not pale at all.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)看(kàn)上(shang)去(qu)很(hěn)苍(cāng)白(bái)。

You look pale today.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)说(shuō)我(wǒ)很(hěn)苍(cāng)白(bái)，并(bìng)问(wèn)我(wǒ)怎(zěn)么(me)了(le)。

He told me that I looked pale and asked me what the matter was.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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