HSK 5 · adverb

白

bái

in vain; for nothing

我白跑了一趟。

Wǒ bái pǎole yí tàng.

I made the trip for nothing.

白天很热,晚上很冷。

Báitiān hěn rè, wǎnshang hěn lěng.

It is hot in the daytime and cold at night.

我喜欢白色的衣服。

Wǒ xǐhuan báisè de yīfu.

I like white clothes.

冬天白天很短。

Dōngtiān báitiān hěn duǎn.

The days are very short in winter.