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bái
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. white
  2. 2. snowy
  3. 3. pure
  4. 4. bright
  5. 5. empty
  6. 6. blank
  7. 7. plain
  8. 8. clear
  9. 9. to make clear
  10. 10. in vain
  11. 11. gratuitous
  12. 12. free of charge
  13. 13. reactionary
  14. 14. anti-communist
  15. 15. funeral
  16. 16. to write wrong character
  17. 17. to state
  18. 18. to explain
  19. 19. vernacular
  20. 20. spoken lines in opera

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Words Containing 白

数黑论白
shǔ hēi lùn bái

to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels

白水县
bái shuǐ xiàn

Baishui County in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

米白色
mǐ bái sè

off-white; creamy white

白苋
bái xiàn

white amaranth (Amaranthus albus)

白玄鸥
bái xuán ōu

(bird species of China) white tern (Gygis alba)

白族
bái zú
白鱼
bái yú

whitefish

白城市
bái chéng shì

Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

白水泥
bái shuǐ ní

white cement

白话文
bái huà wén

writings in the vernacular

白斑尾柳莺
bái bān wěi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)

抢白
qiǎng bái

to rebuke; to reprimand

蛋白石
dàn bái shí

opal

太白星
tài bái xīng

Venus (planet)

白素贞
bái sù zhēn

(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake

虫白蜡
chóng bái là

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

白酒
bái jiǔ

baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum

白雪公主
bái xuě gōng zhǔ

Snow White

白毛
bái máo

white hair (of animals)

白骨
bái gǔ

bones of the dead

搭白
dā bái

to answer

自白
zì bái

confession

平白无故
píng bái wú gù

without good cause

白崇禧
bái chóng xǐ

Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949

精白
jīng bái

pure white

靛白
diàn bái

indigo white

白陶
bái táo

white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)

纤毛动力蛋白
xiān máo dòng lì dàn bái

ciliary dynein protein

白日
bái rì
白兀鹫
bái wù jiù

(bird species of China) Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

打白条
dǎ bái tiáo

to write an IOU or promissory note

皎白
jiǎo bái

bright white

白蜡虫
bái là chóng

Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

白区
bái qū
长白山天池
cháng bái shān tiān chí

Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea

混淆黑白
hùn xiáo hēi bái

to confuse black and white

白斑症
bái bān zhèng

vitiligo

白炽
bái chì

white heat

洋白菜
yáng bái cài

cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)

白杨
bái yáng

poplar

真相大白
zhēn xiàng dà bái

the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear

白钢
bái gāng

steel

白衣天使
bái yī tiān shǐ

\angel in white\ (laudatory term for a nurse)

白斑病
bái bān bìng

vitiligo

黑白
hēi bái

black and white

襟怀坦白
jīn huái tǎn bái

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything

答白
dā bái

to answer

黑头白鹮
hēi tóu bái huán

(bird species of China) black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)

补白
bǔ bái

to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout)

曹白鱼
cáo bái yú

Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)

漂白水
piǎo bái shuǐ

bleach

粒白细胞
lì bái xì bāo

white granulocyte (blood cell)

白发人送黑发人
bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén

to see one's child die before oneself

白腹军舰鸟
bái fù jūn jiàn niǎo

(bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)

白额燕鸥
bái é yàn ōu

(bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons)

白费
bái fèi

to waste (one's energy etc)

剖白
pōu bái

to explain oneself

齐白石
qí bái shí

Qi Baishi (1864-1957), famous Chinese painter

空白点
kòng bái diǎn

gap

白热
bái rè

white heat

哥白尼
gē bái ní

Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer, mathematician and polymath

白喉杆菌
bái hóu gǎn jūn
小白脸
xiǎo bái liǎn

attractive young man (usually derog.)

微量白蛋白
wēi liàng bái dàn bái

microalbumin

白果
bái guǒ

ginkgo

红白喜事
hóng bái xǐ shì

weddings and funerals

白翅百灵
bái chì bǎi líng

(bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)

苍白无力
cāng bái wú lì

pale and feeble

白斑黑石䳭
bái bān hēi shí jí

(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)

白马鸡
bái mǎ jī

(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)

白痴
bái chī

idiocy

灰白色
huī bái sè

ash gray

空口白话
kōng kǒu bái huà

empty promises

白鹇
bái xián

(bird species of China) silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)

白糖
bái táng

(refined) white sugar

白斩鸡
bái zhǎn jī

Cantonese poached chicken, known as \white cut chicken\",2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128381,90140,white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128382,90141,Bai (ethnic group),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128383,90142,white flag,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128384,90143,daytime,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128385,90143,sun,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128386,90143,time,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128387,90144,to daydream,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128388,90144,to indulge in wishful thinking,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128389,90145,daydream,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128390,90145,reverie,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128391,90146,daytime,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128392,90147,Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128393,90148,Bainang county

苍白色
cāng bái sè

pale

惨白
cǎn bái

deathly pale

脂蛋白
zhī dàn bái

lipoprotein

大白天
dà bái tiān

broad daylight

矮脚白花蛇利草
ǎi jiǎo bái huā shé lì cǎo

see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo]

白发
bái fà

white or gray hair

白嫩
bái nèn

(of skin etc) fair

白醋
bái cù

white vinegar

白顶䳭
bái dǐng jí

(bird species of China) pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)

白额鹱
bái é hù

(bird species of China) streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)

白腹姬鹟
bái fù jī wēng

(bird species of China) blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)

白眼狼
bái yǎn láng

thankless wretch

白腹鸫
bái fù dōng

(bird species of China) pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)

白皮松
bái pí sōng

lacebark pine

漂白剂
piǎo bái jì

bleach

白粉
bái fěn

heroin

白沙县
bái shā xiàn

Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

白朗
bái lǎng
白居易
bái jū yì

Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet

白尾蓝仙鹟
bái wěi lán xiān wēng

(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)

甲型球蛋白
jiǎ xíng qiú dàn bái

alpha globulin

白日做梦
bái rì zuò mèng
白尾䴓
bái wěi shī

(bird species of China) white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)

黑白无常
hēi bái wú cháng

(Chinese folk religion) Heibai Wuchang: two deities, one dressed in black and the other in white, responsible for escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld

白薯
bái shǔ

sweet potato

白切鸡
bái qiē jī

Cantonese poached chicken, known as \white cut chicken\",2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128280,90055,albinism,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128281,90056,albinism,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128282,90057,White area (area controlled by the KMT during the Second Revolutionary War 1927-1937),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128283,90058,blank exam paper,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128284,90059,white iron,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128285,90060,to eat without paying,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128286,90060,to eat for free,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128287,90061,to freeload,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128288,90062,whitelist,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128289,90063,Cervus albirostris (white-lipped deer),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128290,90064,diphtheria,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128291,90065,(bird species of China) puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128292,90066,(bird species of China) white-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128293,90067,(bird species of China) white-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128294,90068,(bird species of China) white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128295,90069,(bird species of China) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128296,90070,(bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128297,90071,(bird species of China) brown-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias brunneata),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128298,90072,Klebs-Loeddler bacillus (the diphtheria bacterium),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128299,90073,diphtheria toxin,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128300,90074,(bird species of China) white-throated brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128301,90075,(bird species of China) lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128302,90076,(bird species of China) white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128303,90077,(bird species of China) white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128304,90078,(bird species of China) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128305,90079,(bird species of China) sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128306,90080,(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128307,90081,(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128308,90082,Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128309,90083,former Baicheng prefecture

白冠燕尾
bái guān yàn wěi

(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)

白军
bái jūn

White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922)

白俄罗斯人
bái é luó sī rén

Byelorussian (person)

白人
bái rén

white man or woman; Caucasian

银白杨
yín bái yáng

silver birch

高铁血红蛋白
gāo tiě xuè hóng dàn bái

methemoglobin

白灼
bái zhuó

to blanch (thin slices of vegetables, fish etc)

白日梦
bái rì mèng
斫白
zhuó bái

to strip bark

定场白
dìng chǎng bái

first soliloquy (introducing opera character)

白尾鹲
bái wěi méng

(bird species of China) white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)

白尾梢虹雉
bái wěi shāo hóng zhì

(bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)

白纸黑字
bái zhǐ hēi zì

(written) in black and white

乳白色
rǔ bái sè

milky white

白领翡翠
bái lǐng fěi cuì

(bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

白腹鹭
bái fù lù

(bird species of China) white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis)

白木耳
bái mù ěr

white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)

旁白
páng bái

aside (theater)

白云区
bái yún qū

Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

白翎面
bái líng miàn

Baengnyeong township (South Korea)

肌纤蛋白
jī xiān dàn bái

myocilin

白麻子
bái má zǐ

cannabis seed

白腰文鸟
bái yāo wén niǎo

(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)

白衣战士
bái yī zhàn shì

warrior in white

白住
bái zhù

to live (somewhere) for free

白鼻子
bái bí zi

cunning or sly person

白云母
bái yún mǔ

muscovite

白银
bái yín

Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu

绵白糖
mián bái táng

sugar powder

白金
bái jīn

platinum

白领八哥
bái lǐng bā gē

(bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)

明白
míng bai

clear

皓白
hào bái

snow-white

白色
bái sè

white

白砒
bái pī

white arsenic

白眉鸭
bái méi yā

(bird species of China) garganey (Anas querquedula)

白喉噪鹛
bái hóu zào méi
白喉矶鸫
bái hóu jī dōng
恶叉白赖
è chā bái lài

evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy

白顶玄鸥
bái dǐng xuán ōu

(bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

白芷
bái zhǐ

Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica)

白沙黎族自治县
bái shā lí zú zì zhì xiàn

Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

白宫群英
bái gōng qún yīng

The West Wing (US TV series)

白头到老
bái tóu dào lǎo

until death do us part

白朴
bái pǔ

Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家

白线
bái xiàn

white line (road markings)

白眉地鸫
bái méi dì dōng

(bird species of China) Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)

白尾蓝地鸲
bái wěi lán dì qú

(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)

阳春白雪
yáng chūn bái xuě

melodies of the elite in the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[chǔ guó]

白脸䴓
bái liǎn shī

(bird species of China) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)

白瓷
bái cí

blanc de chine (porcelain)

白僵蚕
bái jiāng cán

the larva of silkworm with batrytis

白内障
bái nèi zhàng

cataract (ophthalmology)

小白额雁
xiǎo bái é yàn

(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)

白班
bái bān

day shift

白颈鸦
bái jǐng yā

(bird species of China) collared crow (Corvus torquatus)

白煤
bái méi

anthracite

白喉短翅鸫
bái hóu duǎn chì dōng
糖蛋白
táng dàn bái

glycoprotein

增白剂
zēng bái jì

whitener

霜白
shuāng bái

frosty

白嘴端凤头燕鸥
bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu
白铁
bái tiě

galvanized iron

白脸鹭
bái liǎn lù

(bird species of China) white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

白线斑蚊
bái xiàn bān wén

Aedes albopictus (species of mosquito)

道白
dào bái

spoken lines in opera

白晓燕
bái xiǎo yàn
莲花白
lián huā bái

(dialect) cabbage

白皙
bái xī

(of complexion or skin) fair and clear

白眼珠
bái yǎn zhū

white of the eye

白文
bái wén

the text of an annotated book

白鹈鹕
bái tí hú

(bird species of China) great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

白额雁
bái é yàn

(bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)

白热化
bái rè huà

to turn white-hot

乳白
rǔ bái

milky white

白兰瓜
bái lán guā

honeydew melon

白眶雀鹛
bái kuàng què méi

(bird species of China) Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis)

吃白饭
chī bái fàn

to eat plain rice

白起
bái qǐ

Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC

白名单
bái míng dān
纯白
chún bái

pure white

空白
kòng bái

blank space

白俄罗斯
bái é luó sī

Belarus

牙白
yá bái

creamy white; ivory color

白马雪山
bái mǎ xuě shān

Baima Snow Mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

白读
bái dú

colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character

洗白
xǐ bái

to make sth clean and white

白石砬子
bái shí lá zi

national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸|宽甸 in Liaoning

白眉山鹧鸪
bái méi shān zhè gū

(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)

白活
bái huó

to waste one's life; to fail to make the most of one's life

开场白
kāi chǎng bái

prologue of play

沙白喉林莺
shā bái hóu lín yīng

(bird species of China) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula)

白腰草鹬
bái yāo cǎo yù

(bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

白肩雕
bái jiān diāo

(bird species of China) eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)

颠倒黑白
diān dǎo hēi bái

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately

白报纸
bái bào zhǐ

newsprint

白马股
bái mǎ gǔ

gilt-edged securities

白色恐怖
bái sè kǒng bù

White Terror

太白县
tài bái xiàn

Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi

白跑一趟
bái pǎo yī tàng

to go on an errand for nothing

白布
bái bù

plain white cloth

白虎
bái hǔ

White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)

白鹤滩
bái hè tān

Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[jīn shā jiāng] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan

白斑军舰鸟
bái bān jūn jiàn niǎo

(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

白安居
bái ān jū

B&Q (DIY and home improvement retailer)

放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu

to pretend not to know (idiom)

白颊鹎
bái jiá bēi

(bird species of China) Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)

白头硬尾鸭
bái tóu yìng wěi yā

(bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

白喉冠鹎
bái hóu guān bēi
白喉针尾雨燕
bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
白骨精
bái gǔ jīng

White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì])

白色体
bái sè tǐ

leucoplast

白简
bái jiǎn

Wrigley's Spearmint (brand)

白塔区
bái tǎ qū

Baita district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[liáo yáng shì], Liaoning

白浊
bái zhuó

gonorrhea (TCM term)

白沙工农区
bái shā gōng nóng qū

Baisha Gongnong area in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan northeast Sichuan, amalgamated into Wanyuan, county-level city 萬源|万源[wàn yuán] in 1993

白城
bái chéng
傻白甜
shǎ bái tián

(Internet slang) sweet, naive young woman

坦白
tǎn bái

honest

白体
bái tǐ

lean type

白菜价
bái cài jià

lit. cabbage price

白茅
bái máo

cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia

白鹡鸰
bái jí líng

(bird species of China) white wagtail (Motacilla alba)

涂白剂
tú bái jì

a white paint applied to tree trunks to protect the trees from insect damage etc

蛋白胨
dàn bái dòng

peptone (biochemistry)

空口说白话
kōng kǒu shuō bái huà

to make empty promises

白云
bái yún

Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

俞天白
yú tiān bái

Yu Tianbai (1937-), novelist

白腹凤鹛
bái fù fèng méi

(bird species of China) white-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca)

清白
qīng bái

pure

博白县
bó bái xiàn

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi

白细胞
bái xì bāo

white blood cell

白腰叉尾海燕
bái yāo chā wěi hǎi yàn

(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

白夜
bái yè

white night

汉白玉
hàn bái yù

white marble

太白粉
tài bái fěn

cornstarch

白枕鹤
bái zhěn hè

(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

台湾白喉噪鹛
tái wān bái hóu zào méi

(bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps)

白蚁
bái yǐ

termite

白头鹰
bái tóu yīng

bald eagle

白云岩
bái yún yán

dolomite (geology)

白道
bái dào

lunar orbit

白颊黑雁
bái jiá hēi yàn

(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)

平白
píng bái

for no reason

白翅交嘴雀
bái chì jiāo zuǐ què

(bird species of China) white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)

白手套
bái shǒu tào

white glove

白头海雕
bái tóu hǎi diāo

bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), the national bird of the United States

白眉林鸲
bái méi lín qú

(bird species of China) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)

白尾海雕
bái wěi hǎi diāo

(bird species of China) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn

to play the role of the villain (idiom)

非黑即白
fēi hēi jí bái

black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)

胶原蛋白
jiāo yuán dàn bái

collagen

建白
jiàn bái

to propose

白驹过隙
bái jū guò xì

a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!

白云机场
bái yún jī chǎng

Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou)

白术
bái zhú

the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)

白目
bái mù

(slang) stupid

圆白菜
yuán bái cài

round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)

白沙乡
bái shā xiāng

Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

直白
zhí bái

to speak frankly

白骨顶
bái gǔ dǐng

coot

白喉红尾鸲
bái hóu hóng wěi qú
白乳胶
bái rǔ jiāo

white glue

白翅啄木鸟
bái chì zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)

休氏白喉林莺
xiū shì bái hóu lín yīng

(bird species of China) Hume's whitethroat (Sylvia althaea)

角蛋白
jiǎo dàn bái

keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)

白腹幽鹛
bái fù yōu méi

(bird species of China) spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)

茭白
jiāo bái

Manchurian wild rice 菰[gū], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot

白镴
bái là

pewter

小白菜
xiǎo bái cài

bok choy

青白
qīng bái

Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan

白左
bái zuǒ

naive, self-righteous Western liberals (neologism c. 2015)

白额圆尾鹱
bái é yuán wěi hù

(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)

乳白天空
rǔ bái tiān kōng

whiteout

白口铁
bái kǒu tiě
灰白喉林莺
huī bái hóu lín yīng

(bird species of China) common whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

白扯淡
bái chě dàn

(coll.) to talk rubbish

白刃
bái rèn

naked sword

白三烯
bái sān xī

leukotriene (biochemistry)

白种
bái zhǒng

the white race

白铜
bái tóng

copper-nickel alloy

伊丽莎白
yī lì shā bái

Elizabeth (person name)

不明不白
bù míng bù bái

obscure

白腹鹞
bái fù yào

(bird species of China) eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)

白腹海雕
bái fù hǎi diāo

(bird species of China) white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

白先勇
bái xiān yǒng

Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent

鱼肚白
yú dù bái

fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky)

白腰鹊鸲
bái yāo què qú

(bird species of China) white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)

酪蛋白
lào dàn bái

casein (milk protein)

白面
bái miàn

wheat flour

白鲸
bái jīng

white whale

白肩黑鹮
bái jiān hēi huán

(bird species of China) white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)

白虎观
bái hǔ guàn

White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝

白头鹎
bái tóu bēi

(bird species of China) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)

白宫
bái gōng

White House

白罗斯
bái luó sī

Belarus

白汤
bái tāng

clear soup

白眉姬鹟
bái méi jī wēng

(bird species of China) yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)

东方白鹳
dōng fāng bái guàn

(bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)

白霜
bái shuāng

hoar frost

青白江
qīng bái jiāng

Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan

白饭
bái fàn

plain cooked rice

白莲教
bái lián jiào

White Lotus society

白马寺
bái mǎ sì

the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China

白花蛇
bái huā shé

long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)

白矮星
bái ǎi xīng

white dwarf

黑白分明
hēi bái fēn míng

lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom)

白眶鸦雀
bái kuàng yā què

(bird species of China) spectacled parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillata)

白喉
bái hóu
白唇鹿
bái chún lù
上海白菜
shàng hǎi bái cài

baby bok choy

白眉朱雀
bái méi zhū què

(bird species of China) chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)

白头
bái tóu

hoary head

白茫茫
bái máng máng

(of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness

白斑翅雪雀
bái bān chì xuě què

(bird species of China) white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)

白喉扇尾鹟
bái hóu shàn wěi wēng
白腹锦鸡
bái fù jǐn jī

(bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái

not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong

白条
bái tiáo

IOU

白背兀鹫
bái bèi wù jiù

(bird species of China) white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)

白鹤拳
bái hè quán

Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form

白头鹀
bái tóu wú

(bird species of China) pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)

白皮书
bái pí shū

white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)

白冠噪鹛
bái guān zào méi

(bird species of China) white-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)

白斑翅拟蜡嘴雀
bái bān chì nǐ là zuǐ què

(bird species of China) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)

白腰燕鸥
bái yāo yàn ōu

(bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)

黄白交点
huáng bái jiāo diǎn

ecliptic line

青红皂白
qīng hóng zào bái

the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)

白垩世
bái è shì

Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)

白鬼
bái guǐ

\white ghost\, derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)

白领
bái lǐng

white-collar

白喉斑秧鸡
bái hóu bān yāng jī
太白山
tài bái shān

Mt Taibai in Shaanxi

翻白眼
fān bái yǎn

to roll one's eyes

白昼
bái zhòu
白云石
bái yún shí

dolomite

球状蛋白质
qiú zhuàng dàn bái zhì

globular protein

漂白
piǎo bái

to bleach

白腹毛脚燕
bái fù máo jiǎo yàn

(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)

白炽灯
bái chì dēng

incandescent light

白泽
bái zé

Bai Ze or White Marsh, legendary creature of ancient China

白颈噪鹛
bái jǐng zào méi

(bird species of China) white-necked laughingthrush (Garrulax strepitans)

白羊
bái yáng

Aries (star sign)

白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu

lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)

独白
dú bái

stage monologue

白描
bái miáo

line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style

白苋紫茄
bái xiàn zǐ qié

white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle

白冰冰
bái bīng bīng

Pai Ping-ping (well-known Taiwan performing artist)

白喉姬鹟
bái hóu jī wēng
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái

not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)

白板
bái bǎn

whiteboard

白饶
bái ráo

to give sth extra free of charge

白菜豆
bái cài dòu

white kidney beans

白富美
bái fù měi

\Ms Perfect\ (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)

白粥
bái zhōu

plain rice congee

兰坪白族普米族自治县
lán píng bái zú pǔ mǐ zú zì zhì xiàn

Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu] in northwest Yunnan

白兰地
bái lán dì

brandy (loanword)

白翅蓝鹊
bái chì lán què

(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)

表白
biǎo bái

to explain oneself

萝卜白菜,各有所爱
luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài

(idiom) one man's meat is another man's poison; to each his own

白胡椒
bái hú jiāo

white peppercorn

大白鹭
dà bái lù

(bird species of China) great egret (Ardea alba)

白票
bái piào

blank vote

白沙瓦
bái shā wǎ

Peshawar, city in north Pakistan

白垩
bái è

chalk

白豆蔻
bái dòu kòu

cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)

白杨树
bái yáng shù

white poplar (Populus bonatii)

大白鲨
dà bái shā

great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

白水江自然保护区
bái shuǐ jiāng zì rán bǎo hù qū

Baishuijiang Nature Reserve, Gansu

电白
diàn bái

Dianbai county in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong

黑白不分
hēi bái bù fēn

can't tell black from white (idiom); unable to distinguish wrong from right

白河县
bái hé xiàn

Baihe County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

白鹳
bái guàn

(bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

白钨矿
bái wū kuàng

scheelite

青天白日
qīng tiān bái rì

in broad daylight

大白熊犬
dà bái xióng quǎn

Great Pyrenees (dog breed)

白海
bái hǎi

White Sea

白耳奇鹛
bái ěr qí méi

(bird species of China) white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis)

一清二白
yī qīng èr bái

perfectly clean

白苏
bái sū

common perilla

白带鱼
bái dài yú

largehead hairtail

白狐
bái hú

arctic fox

白鬼笔
bái guǐ bǐ

(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

白冠攀雀
bái guān pān què

(bird species of China) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)

黄嘴白鹭
huáng zuǐ bái lù

(bird species of China) Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)

白眼河燕
bái yǎn hé yàn

(bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)

白璧微瑕
bái bì wēi xiá

a slight blemish

白眉山雀
bái méi shān què

(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)

白下
bái xià

Baixia district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

白鼻心
bái bí xīn

palm civet (Paguma larvata)

白血病
bái xuè bìng

leukemia

白行简
bái xíng jiǎn

Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[bái jū yì], Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传[lǐ wá zhuàn]

白奴
bái nú

white-collar slave (office worker who is overworked and exploited)

白令海
bái lìng hǎi

Bering Sea

白点噪鹛
bái diǎn zào méi

(bird species of China) white-speckled laughingthrush (Garrulax bieti)

白沙
bái shā

Baisha (common place name)

白菜
bái cài

Chinese cabbage

白脸
bái liǎn

white face

白白
bái bái

in vain

白拣
bái jiǎn

a cheap choice

白米
bái mǐ

(polished) rice

白脱
bái tuō

butter (loanword)

白喉毒素
bái hóu dú sù
白磷
bái lín

white phosphorus

白熊
bái xióng

polar bear

白露
bái lù

Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September

白香词谱
bái xiāng cí pǔ

Anthology of ci poems tunes (1795), edited by Xu Menglan 舒夢蘭|舒梦兰, with 100 accessible poems from Tang through to Qing times

白颊噪鹛
bái jiá zào méi

(bird species of China) white-browed laughingthrush (Garrulax sannio)

白托
bái tuō

to be blinded by greed

银白
yín bái

silver white

一穷二白
yī qióng èr bái

impoverished

美白
měi bái

to whiten (the skin or teeth)

空白支票
kòng bái zhī piào

blank check

白话诗
bái huà shī

free verse in the vernacular

宋白
sòng bái

Song Bai (936-1012), Northern Song literary man

茭白笋
jiāo bái sǔn

edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gū], aka water bamboo

留白
liú bái

to leave a message

白车
bái chē

ambulance (slang) (Cantonese)

多形核白细胞
duō xíng hé bái xì bāo

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

白相人
bái xiàng rén

(dialect) rogue

白矾
bái fán

alum

白冠长尾雉
bái guān cháng wěi zhì

(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)

白佛
bái fó

to ask Buddha

白腰滨鹬
bái yāo bīn yù

(bird species of China) white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

白颈鹳
bái jǐng guàn

(bird species of China) woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)

白胸鸦雀
bái xiōng yā què

(bird species of China) white-breasted parrotbill (Psittiparus ruficeps)

肌动蛋白
jī dòng dàn bái

actin

白头山
bái tóu shān

Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology

白眉鸫
bái méi dōng

(bird species of China) eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus)

白朗县
bái lǎng xiàn

Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

弄明白
nòng míng bai

to figure out how to do something

白眉赤眼
bái méi chì yǎn

for no reason (idiom)

白鹤
bái hè

(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)

瞿秋白
qú qiū bái

Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March

球蛋白
qiú dàn bái

globulin

白碱滩区
bái jiǎn tān qū

Baijiantan District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[kè lā mǎ yī shì], Xinjiang

白刃战
bái rèn zhàn

hand-to-hand fighting

大白话
dà bái huà

colloquial speech

白水晶
bái shuǐ jīng

rock crystal (mineral)

黑白林䳭
hēi bái lín jí

(bird species of China) Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni)

白金汉宫
bái jīn hàn gōng

Buckingham Palace

白花蛇舌草
bái huā shé shé cǎo

Hedyotis diffusa

克尔白
kè ěr bái

Ka'aba, sacred building in Mecca

白俄
bái é

Belarus

白吃
bái chī
白碱滩
bái jiǎn tān

Baijiantan District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[kè lā mǎ yī shì], Xinjiang

白雪
bái xuě

snow

白尾地鸦
bái wěi dì yā

(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)

白胸苦恶鸟
bái xiōng kǔ è niǎo

(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)

白砂糖
bái shā táng

white granulated sugar

白羊朝
bái yáng cháo

Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)

涅白
niè bái

opaque white

白眉拳
bái méi quán

Pak Mei or Bak Mei - \White Eyebrow\ (Chinese Martial Art)

白翳
bái yì

opacity of the cornea (in TCM)

蛋白
dàn bái

egg white

灰白
huī bái

ash-colored

麦克白
mài kè bái

Macbeth (name)

小白鼠
xiǎo bái shǔ

white mouse

黑白电视
hēi bái diàn shì

black and white TV

白撞
bái zhuàng

(car) accident where the driver is not held responsible

不白之冤
bù bái zhī yuān

unrighted wrong

白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng

lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience

白下区
bái xià qū

Baixia district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

白颈长尾雉
bái jǐng cháng wěi zhì

(bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)

白金汉郡
bái jīn hàn jùn

Buckinghamshire (English county)

露白
lòu bái

to reveal one's valuables inadvertently

白癜风
bái diàn fēng

vitiligo

揣着明白装糊涂
chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu

to pretend to not know

白卷
bái juàn
白头鹤
bái tóu hè

(bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)

云南白斑尾柳莺
yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)

白眶鹟莺
bái kuàng wēng yīng

(bird species of China) white-spectacled warbler (Seicercus affinis)

白云矿区
bái yún kuàng qū

Baiyukuang district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[bāo tóu shì], Inner Mongolia

白喉林鹟
bái hóu lín wēng
半白
bàn bái

fifty (years of age)

韵白
yùn bái

form of rhymed baihua 白話|白话[bái huà] in Beijing opera

白蛉热
bái líng rè

sandfly fever

白眉扇尾鹟
bái méi shàn wěi wēng

(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)

白马王子
bái mǎ wáng zǐ

Prince Charming

长白山
cháng bái shān

Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology

白眼𫛭鹰
bái yǎn kuáng yīng

(bird species of China) white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)

白蜡
bái là

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

正镶白旗
zhèng xiāng bái qí

Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

白话
bái huà

spoken language

对白
duì bái

dialogue (in a movie or a play)

白鹭湾湿地公园
bái lù wān shī dì gōng yuán

Bailuwan Wetland Park, Chengdu

白大衣高血压
bái dà yī gāo xuè yā

white coat hypertension

长白县
cháng bái xiàn

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

白眉秧鸡
bái méi yāng jī

(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)

白化病
bái huà bìng
白开水
bái kāi shuǐ

plain boiled water

白翅浮鸥
bái chì fú ōu

(bird species of China) white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

白板笔
bái bǎn bǐ

whiteboard marker

白搭
bái dā

no use

麦克白夫人
mài kè bái fū ren

Lady Macbeth

白鹭
bái lù

(bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)

蛋白光
dàn bái guāng

opalescence

大理白族自治州
dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

关白
guān bái

to inform

反白
fǎn bái

reverse type (white on black)

白榴石
bái liú shí

leucite

白山市
bái shān shì

Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

白事
bái shì

funeral

白化症
bái huà zhèng
白水
bái shuǐ

Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

太白
tài bái

Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi

大白
dà bái

to be revealed

白痢
bái lì

dysentery characterized by white mucous stool

白旄黄钺
bái máo huáng yuè
白喉红臀鹎
bái hóu hóng tún bēi
白粉病
bái fěn bìng

powdery mildew

白垩纪
bái è jì

Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)

伊莉萨白
yī lì sà bái

Elizabeth (name)

口白
kǒu bái

narrator

泛白
fàn bái

to be suffused with white; faded; bleached

白厅
bái tīng

Whitehall

白头䴗鹛
bái tóu jú méi

(bird species of China) white-hooded babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus)

白山派
bái shān pài

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

洁白
jié bái

spotlessly white

白颈鸫
bái jǐng dōng

(bird species of China) white-collared blackbird (Turdus albocinctus)

发白
fā bái

to turn pale

喜山白眉朱雀
xǐ shān bái méi zhū què

(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)

白手起家
bái shǒu qǐ jiā

to build up from nothing

白萝卜
bái luó bo

white radish

白腰杓鹬
bái yāo sháo yù

(bird species of China) Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)

白城地区
bái chéng dì qū
小白兔
xiǎo bái tù

bunny rabbit

俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu

as bright as daylight (idiom)

白子
bái zǐ

white Go chess piece

白腰朱顶雀
bái yāo zhū dǐng què

(bird species of China) common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)

白皮杉醇
bái pí shān chún

piceatannol C14H12O4

白山宗
bái shān zōng

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

白莲
bái lián

white lotus (flower)

告白
gào bái

to announce publicly

小白腰雨燕
xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn

(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)

自白书
zì bái shū

confession

白蛇传
bái shé zhuàn

Tale of the White Snake

白洞
bái dòng

white hole (cosmology)

苍白
cāng bái

pale

白眶斑翅鹛
bái kuàng bān chì méi

(bird species of China) spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi)

长白
cháng bái

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

博白
bó bái

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi

白帝城
bái dì chéng

Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction

白河镇
bái hé zhèn

Paiho town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

白血球
bái xuè qiú

white blood cell

煞白
shà bái

deathly white

白项凤鹛
bái xiàng fèng méi

(bird species of China) white-naped yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)

白腰雪雀
bái yāo xuě què

(bird species of China) white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)

白玉
bái yù

Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

白翎岛
bái líng dǎo

Baengnyeong Island of South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line

白璧无瑕
bái bì wú xiá

impeccable moral integrity

蛋白质
dàn bái zhì

protein

白求恩
bái qiú ēn

Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning

斑白
bān bái

grizzled

白雪皑皑
bái xuě ái ái

brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)

白色人种
bái sè rén zhǒng

the white race

肌球蛋白
jī qiú dàn bái

myosin (biochemistry)

雪白
xuě bái

snow white

白带
bái dài

leukorrhea

白腹短翅鸲
bái fù duǎn chì qú

(bird species of China) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phoenicuroides)

大白菜
dà bái cài

bok choy

白鹤梁
bái hè liáng

White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings

白吃白喝
bái chī bái hē
白鹄
bái hú

(white) swan

白顶溪鸲
bái dǐng xī qú

(bird species of China) white-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)

白山
bái shān

Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

白背啄木鸟
bái bèi zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)

白花花
bái huā huā

shining white

白羊座
bái yáng zuò

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

白喉石䳭
bái hóu shí jí
胃蛋白酶
wèi dàn bái méi

pepsin

血红蛋白
xuè hóng dàn bái

hemoglobin

白𬶨豚
bái jì tún

Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer)

白眉鹀
bái méi wú

(bird species of China) Tristram's bunting (Emberiza tristrami)

白喉林莺
bái hóu lín yīng
伊莉莎白
yī lì shā bái

Elizabeth

白碑
bái bēi

stone tablet without inscription

白费唇舌
bái fèi chún shé

to whistle down the wind

白眉雀鹛
bái méi què méi

(bird species of China) white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus)

中白鹭
zhōng bái lù

(bird species of China) intermediate egret (Egretta intermedia)

白屈菜
bái qū cài

greater celandine

吃白食
chī bái shí

to eat without paying

白头翁
bái tóu wēng

root of Chinese pulsatilla

白肉
bái ròu

plain boiled pork

白眼
bái yǎn

to give a supercilious look

电白县
diàn bái xiàn

Dianbai county in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong

李白
lǐ bái

Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet

白净
bái jìng

(of skin) fair and clear

白秋沙鸭
bái qiū shā yā

(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)

辩白
biàn bái

to plead innocence

白头鹞
bái tóu yào

(bird species of China) Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

白背矶鸫
bái bèi jī dōng

(bird species of China) common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)

不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái

not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)

长白朝鲜族自治县
cháng bái cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山[bái shān], Jilin

白玉县
bái yù xiàn

Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

白云苍狗
bái yún cāng gǒu

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)

白附
bái fù

white aconite

康白度
kāng bái dù

comprador (loanword)

白领凤鹛
bái lǐng fèng méi

(bird species of China) white-collared yuhina (Yuhina diademata)

白银区
bái yín qū

Baiyin district of Baiyin city 白銀市|白银市[bái yín shì], Gansu

白顶鹀
bái dǐng wú

(bird species of China) white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)

白眉棕啄木鸟
bái méi zōng zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)

白字
bái zì

wrongly written or mispronounced character

浅白
qiǎn bái

simple

小白
xiǎo bái

(slang) novice; greenhorn

白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo

until death do us part

白眉蓝姬鹟
bái méi lán jī wēng

(bird species of China) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)

白洋淀
bái yáng diàn

Lake Baiyangdian

白色情人节
bái sè qíng rén jié

White Day

说白了
shuō bái le

to speak frankly

白琵鹭
bái pí lù

(bird species of China) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

白河
bái hé

Baihe County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

纤维蛋白
xiān wéi dàn bái

fibrous protein

白鳍豚
bái qí tún

see 白鱀豚|白𬶨豚[bái jì tún]

白沫
bái mò

froth

白棉纸
bái mián zhǐ

stencil tissue paper

白塔寺
bái tǎ sì

Baita temple in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[lán zhōu]

微管蛋白
wēi guǎn dàn bái

tubulin

羊脂白玉
yáng zhī bái yù

sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade

花白
huā bái

grizzled (hair)

白颊山鹧鸪
bái jiá shān zhè gū

(bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)

白天
bái tiān

daytime

白眉歌鸫
bái méi gē dōng

(bird species of China) redwing (Turdus iliacus)

蓖麻毒蛋白
bì má dú dàn bái

ricin (biochemistry)

珍珠翡翠白玉汤
zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāng

cabbage, rice and tofu soup

乍青乍白
zhà qīng zhà bái

(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white

白腹黑啄木鸟
bái fù hēi zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

白银市
bái yín shì

Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu

长白镇
cháng bái zhèn

Changbai township, capital of Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

蛋白素
dàn bái sù

albumin

白胸翡翠
bái xiōng fěi cuì

(bird species of China) white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

白尾鹞
bái wěi yào

(bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)

白喉犀鸟
bái hóu xī niǎo
急赤白脸
jí chì bái liǎn

to worry oneself sick

白令海峡
bái lìng hǎi xiá

the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)

白腹隼雕
bái fù sǔn diāo

(bird species of China) Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata)

白旗
bái qí
眼白
yǎn bái

white of the eye

白蚀症
bái shí zhèng

vitiligo

白蛋白
bái dàn bái

albumin

白腿小隼
bái tuǐ xiǎo sǔn

(bird species of China) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)

白毛女
bái máo nǚ

The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films

白色战剂
bái sè zhàn jì

Agent White

死乞白赖
sǐ qi bái lài

to pester someone again and again