white; snowy; pure; bright; (literary) white; bright

clear; obvious; easy to understand

plain; blank; empty; having no additions, such as water with no tea leaves or food with no condiments

to state; to explain; to tell; to report

in vain; for nothing; without any result

pure; clean; stainless

free of charge; gratuitous; without cost

the spoken parts in an opera or play as opposed to the singing parts; dialogue; monologue

spoken language; vernacular; colloquial speech

(bound form) incorrectly written or mispronounced character

to stare coldly at someone; to look askance at; to show disdain by showing the whites of the eyes

symbolizing political reaction or anti-communism

symbolizing death or mourning; funeral

the Bai ethnic minority of southwest China

a common Chinese surname

the white, tender stem or leaf sheath of certain plants such as scallions or wild rice stems

abbreviation for Belarus 白俄罗斯 bái'é​luó​sī

an honorific used after one's name in letters to equals or juniors