白 bái 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 syn 便 biàn plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards syn 质 質 zhì character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] syn 坦诚 坦誠 tǎn chéng candid / frank / plain dealing syn 明了 明瞭 míng liǎo to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear syn 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 平原 píng yuán field / plain / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 便衣 biàn yī civilian clothes / plain clothes / plainclothesman syn 一帆风顺 一帆風順 yī fān fēng shùn propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) / plain sailing / to go smoothly / have a nice trip! syn 台面 臺面 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 河畔 hé pàn riverside / river plain 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 原野 yuán yě plain / open country syn 白水 bái shuǐ plain water syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom) / easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand syn 简朴 簡樸 jiǎn pǔ simple and unadorned / plain syn 质朴 質樸 zhì pǔ simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy syn 白肉 bái ròu plain boiled pork / white meat (fish, poultry etc) syn 中原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei syn 干饭 乾飯 gān fàn plain cooked rice (as opposed to rice porridge) 白布 bái bù plain white cloth / calico 白开水 白開水 bái kāi shuǐ plain boiled water syn 平实 平實 píng shí simple and unadorned / plain / (of land) level / even syn 白饭 白飯 bái fàn plain cooked rice / rice with nothing to go with it syn 平顺 平順 píng shùn smooth / smooth-going / plain sailing syn 粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water syn 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people syn 原味 yuán wèi authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) 关中 關中 guān zhōng Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi 秦岭 秦嶺 qín lǐng Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley 微服 wēi fú (of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito 光面 光麵 guāng miàn plain noodles in broth 渭河 wèi hé Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] 可掬 kě jū conspicuous / plain to see 白醋 bái cù white vinegar / plain vinegar syn 平易 píng yì amiable (manner) / unassuming / written in plain language / easy to take in syn 渭水 wèi shuǐ Wei River in Shaanxi, through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] 平纹 平紋 píng wén plain weave 野 yě field / plain / open space / limit / boundary / rude / feral syn 素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn 朴 樸 pǔ plain and simple / Taiwan pr. [pu2] syn 川 chuān (bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country syn 赤裸裸 chì luǒ luǒ bare / naked / (fig.) plain / undisguised / unadorned syn 坪 píng a plain / ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan) syn 陋 lòu low / humble / plain / ugly / mean / vulgar syn 渭 wèi the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] 缦 縵 màn plain thin silk / slow / unadorned 缟 縞 gǎo plain white silk syn 岙 嶴 ào plain in the middle of the mountains / used in place names, esp. in 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1] and 福建[Fu2 jian4] 阳春面 陽春麵 yáng chūn miàn plain noodles in broth 正体 正體 zhèng tǐ standard form (of a Chinese character) / plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic) / printed style (as opposed to cursive) / (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters syn 土木形骸 tǔ mù xíng hái earth and wood framework (idiom) / plain and undecorated body 逐鹿中原 zhú lù zhōng yuán lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom) / fig. to attempt to seize the throne 艰苦朴素 艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom) syn 天舟座 tiān zhōu zuò Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座) 松辽平原 松遼平原 sōng liáo píng yuán Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原|东北平原[Dong1 bei3 Ping2 yuan2] 东北平原 東北平原 dōng běi píng yuán Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain 华北平原 華北平原 huá běi píng yuán North China Plain 樸实 樸實 pǔ shí (adj) simple / unadorned / (adj) honest / plain speaking 樸素 pǔ sù (adj) plain and simple / unadorned / (adj) simple living / not frivolous 质樸 質樸 zhì pǔ simple and unadorned / downright / unpretentious / plain / unaffected 冲积平原 沖積平原 chōng jī píng yuán alluvial plain syn 东欧平原 東歐平原 dōng ōu píng yuán East European Plain 便衣警察 biàn yī jǐng chá plain-clothed policeman 三江平原 sān jiāng píng yuán Sanjiang or Three rivers plain in Heilongjiang, vast wetland watered by Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] or Amur, Songhua 松花江[Song1 hua1 jiang1], Ussuri 烏蘇里江|乌苏里江[Wu1 su1 li3 jiang1] 俭素 儉素 jiǎn sù thrifty and plain 凡尔丁 凡爾丁 fán ěr dīng valitin (plain wool fabric) (loanword) 建三江 jiàn sān jiāng Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang 正蓝旗 正藍旗 zhèng lán qí Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia / also written 正蘭旗|正兰旗 正兰旗 正蘭旗 zhèng lán qí Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia 正镶白旗 正鑲白旗 zhèng xiāng bái qí Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia 乌拉特 烏拉特 wū lā tè Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia / also Urat Front, Center and Rear banners 乌拉特草原 烏拉特草原 wū lā tè cǎo yuán Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia 秦岭山脉 秦嶺山脈 qín lǐng shān mài Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley 索尔兹伯里平原 索爾茲伯里平原 suǒ ěr zī bó lǐ píng yuán Salisbury plain 关中地区 關中地區 guān zhōng dì qū Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi 关中平原 關中平原 guān zhōng píng yuán Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi 深海平原 shēn hǎi píng yuán abyssal plain 普通老式电话业务 普通老式電話業務 pǔ tòng lǎo shì diàn huà yè wù plain old telephone service 普通纸传真机 普通紙傳真機 plain fax 日出而作，日入而息 rì chū ér zuò , rì rù ér xī lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb) / fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life 白粥 bái zhōu plain rice congee 纯素 純素 chún sù plain / ordinary / vegan / vegetarian 光背地鸫 光背地鶇 guāng bèi dì dōng (bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima) 山噪鹛 山噪鶥 shān zào méi (bird species of China) plain laughingthrush (Pterorhinus davidi) 林岭雀 林嶺雀 lín lǐng què (bird species of China) plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) 纯色啄花鸟 純色啄花鳥 chún sè zhuó huā niǎo (bird species of China) plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) 褐头鹪莺 褐頭鷦鶯 hè tóu jiāo yīng (bird species of China) plain prinia (Prinia inornata) 老三色 lǎo sān sè the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue 吃白饭 吃白飯 chī bái fàn to eat plain rice / (fig.) to eat and not pay for it / to sponge off others / to freeload 纯文本 純文本 chún wén běn (computing) plain text 朴实无华 樸實無華 pǔ shí wú huá (idiom) simple / plain / unadorned syn 清浆 清漿 qīng jiāng unsweetened soy milk / plain soy milk 