白色 bái sè
“white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist”
noun2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
白色 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 303: 白色 báisè — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 87
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 白色
白色 is the noun for the color 'white' and often appears as 白色的 + noun or alone after verbs like 喜欢/是. The dictionary's figurative political sense is not an everyday learner meaning; use it for colors.
例句Example sentences
- 她喜欢白色。tā xǐ huan bái sè.She likes white.
- 他穿了一件白色的衬衫。tā chuān le yí jiàn bái sè de chèn shān.He wore a white shirt.
- 桌子上放着一个白色的杯子。zhuō zi shàng fàng zhe yí gè bái sè de bēi zi.There is a white cup on the table.
易混词Easily confused
白色vs白
白色 is a noun color term, often used as 白色的 + noun; 白 is an adjective and can modify nouns directly, as in 白衬衫. Both 白色的衬衫 and 白衬衫 are correct, but 白 is more common in direct modification.