Chinese word dictionary

白拣

bái jiǎn · a cheap choice; to choose sth that costs nothing

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Word information

Simplified白拣

Traditional白揀

Pinyinbái jiǎn

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

白bái

white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

拣jiǎn

to choose, to select; to gather, to pick up

How to learn 白拣

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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surname Bai; white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera

白白báibái

in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white