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白话文 白話文 bái huà wén ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄣˊ baak6 waa2 man4
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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
话 話
- 俗话 俗話 sú huà ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk6 waa6 common saying
- 实话 實話 shí huà ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sat6 waa6 truth
- 对话 對話 duì huà ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ deoi3 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 废话 廢話 fèi huà ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fai3 waa2 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
- 会话 會話 huì huà ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ wui6 waa2 (language learning) conversation
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- 的话 的話 de huà ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dik1 waa6 if (coming after a conditional clause)
- 神话 神話 shén huà ㄕㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ san4 waa2 legend
- 童话 童話 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 waa2 children's fairy tales
- 笑话 笑話 xiào hua ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ siu3 waa6 joke; jest
- 听话 聽話 tīng huà ㄊㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teng1 waa6 to do what one is told
- 话剧 話劇 huà jù ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋ waa2 kek6 stage play
- 话筒 話筒 huà tǒng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ waa6 tung2 microphone
- 话语 話語 huà yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ waa6 jyu5 words
- 话费 話費 huà fèi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˋ waa6 fai3 call charge
- 话题 話題 huà tí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄧˊ waa6 tai4 subject (of a talk or conversation)
- 说话 說話 shuō huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ syut3 waa6 to speak
- 谈话 談話 tán huà ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ taam4 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 谎话 謊話 huǎng huà ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fong1 waa6 lie
- 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gong2 waa6 a speech
- 通话 通話 tōng huà ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung1 waa6 to hold a conversation
文
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 人文 rén wén ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˊ jan4 man4 humanities; culture; humanistic
- 作文 zuò wén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay
- 全文 quán wén ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ cyun4 man4 entire text
- 公文 gōng wén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ gung1 man4 official document
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- 外文 wài wén ㄨㄞˋ ㄨㄣˊ ngoi6 man4 foreign language (written)
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 散文 sǎn wén ㄙㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊ saan2 man4 (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
- 文人 wén rén ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ man4 jan4 cultivated individual; scholar; literati
- 文件 wén jiàn ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ man4 gin2 document
- 文具 wén jù ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ man4 geoi6 stationery
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 文坛 文壇 wén tán ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄢˊ man4 taan4 literary circles
- 文娱 文娛 wén yú ㄨㄣˊ ㄩˊ man4 jyu4 cultural recreation
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 文学 文學 wén xué ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ man4 hok6 literature
- 文凭 文憑 wén píng ㄨㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ man4 pang4 diploma
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 文法 wén fǎ ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄚˇ man4 faat3 grammar
- 文物 wén wù ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˋ man4 mat6 cultural relic
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)
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
- 鬼话连篇 鬼話連篇 guǐ huà lián piān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ gwai2 waa6 lin4 pin1 to tell one lie after another (idiom)
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- 话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
- 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ syut3 loi4 waa6 coeng4 start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
- 无话不谈 無話不談 wú huà bù tán ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ mou4 waa6 bat1 taam4 not to hold anything back (idiom)
- 无话可说 無話可說 wú huà kě shuō ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨㄛ mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 to have nothing to say (idiom)
- 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
- 博文约礼 博文約禮 bó wén yuē lǐ ㄅㄛˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄩㄝ ㄌㄧˇ bok3 man4 joek3 lai5 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
- 不值一文 bù zhí yī wén ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ ㄧ ㄨㄣˊ bat1 zik6 jat1 man4 worthless (idiom)
- 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˇ coi4 gim1 man4 mou5 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
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- 粗鲁不文 粗魯不文 cū lǔ bù wén ㄘㄨ ㄌㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ cou1 lou5 bat1 man4 crude and ill-educated (idiom)
- 奇文共赏 奇文共賞 qí wén gòng shǎng ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ kei4 man4 gung6 soeng2 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
- 身无分文 身無分文 shēn wú fēn wén ㄕㄣ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣ ㄨㄣˊ san1 mou4 fan1 man4 (idiom) penniless; completely broke
- 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6 (idiom) able to read; literate
- 天文数字 天文數字 tiān wén shù zì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ tin1 man4 sou2 zi6 (idiom) astronomical figure
- 望文生义 望文生義 wàng wén shēng yì ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ mong6 man4 sang1 ji6 lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
- 文不加点 文不加點 wén bù jiā diǎn ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˇ man4 bat1 gaa1 dim2 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)