白面书生 báimiànshūshēng pale-faced scholar Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents báimiànshūshēng pale-faced scholar 白 bái adjective white white; snowy; pure; bright; (literary) white; bright面 miàn noun face face; personal esteem or reputation; (bound form) look; appearance书生 書生 shūshēng bookish person a pedantic or impractical person who has only bookish knowledge and lacks experience in worldly affairsbáimiànshūshēng scholar 白 bái adjective white white; snowy; pure; bright; (literary) white; bright面 miàn noun face face; personal esteem or reputation; (bound form) look; appearance书生 書生 shūshēng scholar intellectual; scholar; a student or person engaged in study