大白 dà bái ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄞˊ daai6 baak6

  • (of facts or truth) to become fully revealed; to come to light
  • (old) wine cup
  • (coll.) whiting (used in whitewash)
  • (coll.) (neologism, attested by 2020) healthcare worker in a full-body protective suit (from the white robot Baymax in Disney's "Big Hero 6", called " 大白 " in Chinese)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 大 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 真相 ( zhēn xiàng zan1 soeng3 ) 终于 終於 ( zhōng yú zung1 jyu1 ) 大白 ( dà bái daai6 baak6 )。

    At last, the truth became known to us.

  • 真相 ( zhēn xiàng zan1 soeng3 ) 很 ( hěn han2 ) 快 ( kuài faai3 ) 就 ( jiù zau6 ) 能 ( néng nang4 ) 大白 ( dà bái daai6 baak6 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    The truth will clear soon.

  • 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 他 ( tā taa1 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 裁判 ( cái pàn coi4 pun3 ) 下 ( xià haa6 ), 真相 ( zhēn xiàng zan1 soeng3 ) 终于 終於 ( zhōng yú zung1 jyu1 ) 大白 ( dà bái daai6 baak6 )。

    The truth finally came out at his trial.

  • 今天 ( jīn tiān gam1 tin1 ) 强盗 強盜 ( qiáng dào koeng4 dou6 ) 大白天 ( dà bái tiān daai6 baak6 tin1 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 就 ( jiù zau6 ) 抢 搶 ( qiāng coeng2 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 另一 ( lìng yī ling6 jat1 ) 家 ( jiā gaa1 ) 银行 銀行 ( yín háng ngan4 hong4 )。

    The thieves knocked off another bank today in a daytime robbery.

  • 姐姐 ( jiě jie ze2 ze2 ) 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 市场 市場 ( shì chǎng si5 coeng4 ) 买 買 ( mǎi maai5 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 一点 一點 ( yī diǎn jat1 dim2 ) 茄子 ( qié zi ke2 zi2 )、 土豆 ( tǔ dòu tou2 dau2 )、 丝瓜 絲瓜 ( sī guā si1 gwaa1 ) 和 ( hé wo4 ) 大白菜 ( dà bái cài daai6 baak6 coi3 )。

    Our sister bought some eggplants, potatoes, zucchinis and Chinese cabbage at the market.

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