ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.exaggerated or unfeasible statement; empty talk; empty promise; groundless talk

    • nǐ zài kōng kǒu shuō bái huà suǒ yǐ wǒ bù xìn

      空口白话所以

      You're just making empty promises, so I don't believe you.

  • 2

    n.vernacular

    • chuàng zuò bái huà xiǎo shuō

      创作白话小说

      write vernacular novels

    • bái huà wén

      白话

      vernacular

    • bái huà zài fān yì wén xué zhōng shēng zhàng guà shuài

      白话翻译文学升帐挂帅

      The vernacular began to dominate in translated literature.

  • 3

    v.dialgossip, chitchat

    • tā yī biān nà xié dǐ yī biān hé mā ma shuō bái huà

      一边鞋底一边妈妈白话

      She chitchatted with her mother while stitching a sole of cloth shoe.

Word usage

  • Note
    "白话" is often used for banter or ridicule.