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白纸黑字
bái zhǐ hēi zì
Pinyin
Definition
白纸黑字
-
bái zhǐ hēi zì
(written) in black and white
Character Decomposition
白
白
纸
纟
氏
黑
黑
字
宀
子
Related Words
(20)
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
1
letter
2
symbol
3
character
4
word
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字
shù zì
1
numeral
2
digit
3
number
4
figure
5
amount
6
digital (electronics etc)
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
明白
míng bai
1
clear
2
obvious
3
unequivocal
4
to understand
5
to realize
白
Bái
1
surname Bai
白天
bái tiān
1
daytime
2
during the day
3
day
4
CL:個|个[gè]
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
1
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
白色
bái sè
1
white
2
fig. reactionary
3
anti-communist
黑
Hēi
1
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng]
黑暗
hēi àn
1
dark
2
darkly
3
darkness
黑眼圈
hēi yǎn quān
1
dark circles (under one's eyes)
2
black eye
黑社会
hēi shè huì
1
criminal underworld
2
organized crime syndicate
黑色
hēi sè
1
black
伊丽莎白
Yī lì shā bái
1
Elizabeth (person name)
十字
shí zì
1
cross road
2
cross-shaped
3
crucifix
4
the character ten
十字架
shí zì jià
1
cross
2
crucifix
3
yoke one has to endure
十字绣
shí zì xiù
1
cross-stitch
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
1
crossroads
2
intersection
告白
gào bái
1
to announce publicly
2
to explain oneself
3
to reveal one's feelings
4
to confess
5
to declare one's love
Idioms
(20)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2
concise and powerful style
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
1
lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
2
fig. to stick to one's ways
3
to cling to one's course
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
1
perfectly clean
2
blameless
3
unimpeachable (idiom)
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
1
not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
1
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2
not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
1
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2
not to distinguish between right and wrong
俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu
1
as bright as daylight (idiom)
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
1
to play the role of the villain (idiom)
天下乌鸦一般黑
tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi
1
all crows are black (idiom)
2
evil people are bad all over the world
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2
connotations
恶叉白赖
è chā bái lài
1
evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
1
to pretend not to know (idiom)
Sample Sentences
有话就明说,还白纸黑字贴在门上,你想给谁看啊?
yǒu huà jiù míngshuō ,hái báizhǐhēizì tiē zài mén shàng ,nǐ xiǎng gěi shéi kàn a ?
If you have something to say, then say it. When you write it down in black and white, who are you hoping will see it?
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