black and white; right and wrong; good and evil
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
black and white
Refers literally to the two colors, often used in contexts of photography, design, or simple contrasts.
Zhè这
fú幅
hēi黑
bái白
zhào照
piàn片
hěn很
yǒu有
lì历
shǐ史
gǎn感
。
This black-and-white photo has a strong sense of history.
Xióng熊
māo猫
de的
yán颜
sè色
shì是
hēi黑
bái白
xiāng相
jiàn间
de的
。
The panda's colors are black and white interspersed.
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Zhè这
kuǎn款
dǎ打
yìn印
jī机
zhǐ只
néng能
dǎ打
yìn印
hēi黑
bái白
wén文
jiàn件
。
This printer can only print documents in black and white.
Hēi黑
bái白
diàn电
shì视
jī机
xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
Black-and-white televisions are rarely seen nowadays.
noun
right and wrong; good and evil; truth and falsehood
A metaphorical usage representing clear moral distinctions or factual accuracy. Often used in fixed phrases.
Fǎ法
guān官
bì必
xū须
míng明
biàn辨
hēi黑
bái白
，
gōng公
zhèng正
duàn断
àn案
。
A judge must clearly distinguish right from wrong and judge cases fairly.
Tā他
diān颠
dǎo倒
shì是
fēi非
，
hùn混
xiáo淆
hēi黑
bái白
。
He confounds right and wrong and obscures the truth.
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Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
wǎng往
wǎng往
jué觉
de得
shì世
jiè界
zhǐ只
yǒu有
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
hēi黑
bái白
zhī之
fēn分
。
Children often think the world is simply divided into good and evil.
Zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
bú不
shì是
fēi非
hēi黑
jí即
bái白
，
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
huī灰
sè色
dì地
dài带
。
This issue isn't black and white; there are many gray areas.