白

white, in vain, for free; without paying

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adjective Uncommon #6,603
white The color of snow or milk, opposite to black.
CH: 他有一只白猫。
EN: He has a white cat.

山全变白了

The mountains have turned completely white.

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

我爸爸的头发变白了。

My dad's hair has turned gray.

而一进门口所看见的长而白的东西就是他。

And the long, white thing you see as soon as you walk in is him.

你象纸一样白.

You're as white as a sheet of paper.

刷得真白

It’s so white after brushing.

— 蝙蝠 (2009)

比这白一些

A little whiter than this.

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

脸也白了

Your face has gone pale too.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

够白,是吗?

Pretty white, huh?

— 黑潮 (1992)

嫌自己太白不够黑?

Do you think you're too pale and not dark enough?

— 黑潮 (1992)

黑加白

Black plus white

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

我那条白裤子呢

Where are my white pants?

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

我说黑,他们却让我说白

I say black, but they insist I say white.

— 豹 (1963)

你穿着白衣服啊我因为要结婚了才穿的婚纱

You're wearing white! I'm wearing a wedding dress because I'm getting married.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

我不知道孩子会是黑还是白

I don't know whether the baby will be Black or white.

— 芭萨提的颜色 (2006)

像一把白剑,真是神奇!

Like a white sword—simply magical!

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

厨师准则:脏围裙白袖子

Chef’s rule: dirty apron, white sleeves.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

她的皮肤比雪还白。

Her skin is whiter than snow.

非常白.

Very white.

— 俄罗斯方舟 (2002)

你每次遇上这些神殿啊清真寺啊你就脸色发白

Every time you come across places like these temples and mosques, you go pale.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

我的牙齿没有我希望的那样白。

My teeth aren't as white as I'd like them to be.

这里有两个世界一黑一白

There are two worlds here—one black and one white.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

他有一只白猫。

He has a white cat.

adverb Uncommon #8,000
in vain Used before an action to say it was wasted or failed to achieve the expected result.
CH: 他没有白死。
EN: He did not die in vain.

要不白练了

Otherwise, all that practice will have been for nothing.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

他没有白死。

He didn’t die in vain.

我觉得我好像白活了你知道吗?

I feel like I've wasted my life, you know?

— 一一 (2000)

带回去给我的孩子们她没白死

Take it back to my children. She didn’t die in vain.

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

白死了

Died for nothing.

— 芭萨提的颜色 (2006)

确实没白买。

It was definitely worth buying.

刘喜的血不能白流

Liu Xi's blood must not be shed in vain.

— 满江红 (2023)

那不是白挖了?

Wouldn't that mean digging for nothing?

— 天空之城 (1986)

白长一个大脑袋

What good is that big brain of yours?

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

刚才话都白说了

Everything I just said was for nothing.

— 月升王国 (2012)

白熨了

I ironed it for nothing.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

今天喝的酒白喝了

All the drinking I did today was for nothing.

— SoulMate (2016)

白雇杀手没用

Hiring a hitman won’t help.

— 用心棒 (1961)

我以为我白来这里了

I thought I had come here for nothing.

— 惊魂记 (1960)

没白浪费时间

It wasn’t a waste of time.

— 鬼童院 (2001)

我可没白活,不是么?

I haven't lived in vain, have I?

— 从海底出击 (1981)

白找了那么多地方

I searched so many places for nothing.

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

adverb Rare #17,837
for free; without paying Placed before a verb, 白 means doing something without paying for it.
CH: 我不会白看戏。
EN: I wouldn’t watch the play without paying.

我不会白吃这些饭

I won't eat this food for free.

— 七武士 (1954)

我不会白看戏

I won't watch the show for free.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

我不是白救你的

I didn’t save you for nothing.

— Deep Sea (2023)

他们想白看戏都让我给赶走了

They wanted to sneak in without paying, but I kicked them out.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

我们不能白搬!

We can't do all that moving for free!

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

不拿白不拿,都是熟人

If it’s free, why not take it? We’re all friends here.

— 一代宗师 (2013)

我可以白干

I can work for free.

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

这消息你不能白听

You can't hear this news for free.

— 用心棒 (1961)

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