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白板

Word · Noun

whiteboard; clueless person

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

whiteboard; a reusable writing surface

A common classroom and office tool, often used with dry-erase markers.

Lǎo老
shī师
bǎ把
zhòng重
diǎn点
xiě写
zài在
le了
bái白
bǎn板
shàng上
 。

The teacher wrote the key points on the whiteboard.

Huì会
yì议
shì室
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
kuài块
hěn很
dà大
de的
bái白
bǎn板
 。

There is a very large whiteboard in the conference room.

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Qǐng请
yòng用
bái白
bǎn板
bǐ笔
 ,
bié别
yòng用
fěn粉
bǐ笔
 。

Please use a whiteboard marker, not chalk.

2.

noun

clueless person; someone completely ignorant

informal

A humorous or slightly derogatory metaphor, implying a person's mind is as blank as a clean whiteboard on a specific topic.

Shuō说
qǐ起
diàn电
nǎo脑
 ,
tā他
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
gè个
bái白
bǎn板
 。

When it comes to computers, he's completely clueless.

Zài在
tóu投
zī资
lǐ理
cái财
fāng方
miàn面
 ,
wǒ我
wán完
quán全
shì是
gè个
bái白
bǎn板
 。

When it comes to investment and financial management, I'm a complete blank slate.