白色 báisè white
white; figuratively reactionary; anti-communist
How to remember 白色: 白 white + 色 color = white.
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How it is used
- The color white as a noun - 白色的衣服 (báisè de yīfu) white clothes.
- Use 白色 when naming the color itself; bare 白 (bái) often works as an adjective (白墙 white wall) and appears in set terms.
- 色 is the shared 'color' suffix across 红色, 绿色, etc.
Example sentences
- 她穿着白色的衣服。 Tā chuānzhe báisè de yīfú.She is dressed in white.
- 为什么雪是白色的呢？ Wèishénme xuěshì báisè de ne?Why is snow white?
- 她穿着白色的袜子。 Tā chuānzhe báisè de wàzi.She's wearing white socks.