白发 白髮
白发 白髮 bái fà ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄚˋ baak6 faat3
- white or gray hair
- CL: 根 gēn ㄍㄣ
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白
- 坦白 tǎn bái ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ taan2 baak6 honest
- 对白 對白 duì bái ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄞˊ deoi3 baak6 dialogue (in a movie or a play)
- 惨白 慘白 cǎn bái ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ caam2 baak6 deathly pale
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 洁白 潔白 jié bái ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄞˊ git3 baak6 spotlessly white
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- 白天 bái tiān ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢ baak6 tin1 daytime
- 白白 bái bái ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ baak6 baak6 in vain
- 白色 bái sè ㄅㄞˊ ㄙㄜˋ baak6 sik1 white
- 白菜 bái cài ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ baak6 coi3 Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 白酒 bái jiǔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ baak6 zau2 baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
- 白领 白領 bái lǐng ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ baak6 ling5 white-collar
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 苍白 蒼白 cāng bái ㄘㄤ ㄅㄞˊ cong1 baak6 pale
- 表白 biǎo bái ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˊ biu2 baak6 to explain oneself
- 黑白 hēi bái ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ hak1 baak6 black and white
- 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū ㄅㄞˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄕㄨ baak6 pei4 syu1 white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)
- 蛋白质 蛋白質 dàn bái zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˋ daan2 baak6 zat1 protein
- 说白了 說白了 shuō bái le ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄌㄜ syut3 baak6 liu5 to speak frankly
- 开场白 開場白 kāi chǎng bái ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ ㄅㄞˊ hoi1 coeng4 baak6 prologue of play
- 乳白 rǔ bái ㄖㄨˇ ㄅㄞˊ jyu5 baak6 milky white
发 髮
- 并发 併發 bìng fā ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄚ bing3 faat3 to happen simultaneously
- 出发 出發 chū fā ㄔㄨ ㄈㄚ ceot1 faat3 to set off
- 分发 分發 fēn fā ㄈㄣ ㄈㄚ fan1 faat3 to distribute
- 启发 啟發 qǐ fā ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄚ kai2 faat3 to enlighten
- 引发 引發 yǐn fā ㄧㄣˇ ㄈㄚ jan5 faat3 to lead to
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- 复发 復發 fù fā ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄚ fuk6 faat3 to recur (of a disease)
- 打发 打發 dǎ fa ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄈㄚ daa2 faat3 to dispatch sb to do sth
- 批发 批發 pī fā ㄆㄧ ㄈㄚ pai1 faat3 wholesale
- 揭发 揭發 jiē fā ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄚ kit3 faat3 to expose
- 散发 散發 sàn fā ㄙㄢˋ ㄈㄚ saan3 faat3 to distribute; to emit; to give off
- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 激发 激發 jī fā ㄐㄧ ㄈㄚ gik1 faat3 to arouse
- 焕发 煥發 huàn fā ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚ wun6 faat3 to shine
- 爆发 爆發 bào fā ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄚ baau3 faat3 to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- 理发 理髮 lǐ fà ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄚˋ lei5 faat3 to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
- 发作 發作 fā zuò ㄈㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ faat3 zok3 to flare up; to break out
- 发光 發光 fā guāng ㄈㄚ ㄍㄨㄤ faat3 gwong1 to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
- 发出 發出 fā chū ㄈㄚ ㄔㄨ faat3 ceot1 to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
- 发动 發動 fā dòng ㄈㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ faat3 dung6 to start
- 发射 發射 fā shè ㄈㄚ ㄕㄜˋ faat3 se6 to shoot (a projectile)
Idioms with these characters
- 白费唇舌 白費唇舌 bái fèi chún shé ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ baak6 fai3 seon4 sit3 to whistle down the wind
- 白驹过隙 白駒過隙 bái jū guò xì ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˋ baak6 keoi1 gwo3 kwik1 a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
- 白旄黄钺 白旄黃鉞 bái máo huáng yuè ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ baak6 mou4 wong4 jyut6 white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
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- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 白首齐眉 白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 白苋紫茄 白莧紫茄 bái xiàn zǐ qié ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄑㄧㄝˊ baak6 jin6 zi2 ke2 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
- 白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái yī cāng gǒu ㄅㄞˊ ㄧ ㄘㄤ ㄍㄡˇ baak6 ji1 cong1 gau2 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 不悱不发 不悱不發 bù fěi bù fā ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
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- 对症发药 對症發藥 duì zhèng fā yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 发奋图强 發奮圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
- 发愤图强 發憤圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
- 发愤忘食 發憤忘食 fā fèn wàng shí ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ faat3 fan5 mong4 sik6 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
- 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4 to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
- 发号施令 發號施令 fā hào shī lìng ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 to boss people around (idiom)
- 发聋振聩 發聾振聵 fā lóng zhèn kuì ㄈㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ faat3 lung4 zan3 kui2 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
Example sentences
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我 的 白发 白髮 越来越 越來越 多 。
I'm getting more and more gray hair.
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她 的 头发 頭髮 中 夹 夾 有 白发 白髮 。
Her hair is streaked with gray.
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