báisè

白色

HSK 2Word · Noun · Adjective

white color; symbol of reactionary forces

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

white color

neutral

The basic, literal color term.

Tā她
chuān穿
le了
yī一
tiáo条
bái白
sè色
de的
qún裙
zi子
 。

She is wearing a white dress.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
tú涂
liào料
kě可
yǐ以
tiáo调
chū出
chún纯
bái白
sè色
 。

This paint can be mixed to a pure white color.

2.

adjective

reactionary; counter-revolutionary

formal

Used in a political-historical context, especially referencing pre-1949 Kuomintang rule or anti-communist forces.

Bái白
sè色
kǒng恐
bù怖
shí时
qī期
 ,
xǔ许
duō多
gé革
mìng命
zhě者
zāo遭
dào到
pò迫
hài害
 。

During the White Terror period, many revolutionaries were persecuted.

Nà那
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
fǎn反
kàng抗
bái白
sè色
zhèng政
quán权
de的
gù故
shì事
 。

That movie tells the story of resisting the reactionary regime.