素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 纨 紈 wán white / white silk syn 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 阿尔戈深海平原 阿爾戈深海平原 Argo abyssal plain / Argo plain 缦 縵 màn plain thin silk / slow / unadorned 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 真丝 真絲 zhēn sī silk / pure silk 丝线 絲線 sī xiàn silk thread (for sewing) / silk yarn (for weaving) syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 纶 綸 lún to classify / to twist silk / silk thread syn 絓 kuā type of coarse silk / bag used to wrap silk before washing 绦带 絛帶 tāo dài silk ribbon / silk braid 薄绸 薄綢 báo chóu light silk / silk chiffon 𬣙 訏 xū to boast / great / large / multicolored silk / piece of silk torn in two, used to verify the holder's identity by matching up the two halves 白布 bái bù plain white cloth / calico 白肉 bái ròu plain boiled pork / white meat (fish, poultry etc) syn 白醋 bái cù white vinegar / plain vinegar syn 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 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 缟素 縞素 gǎo sù white silk mourning dress syn 尺素 chǐ sù (literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times / (as a metonym) letter / written message 白领 白領 bái lǐng white-collar / white-collar worker 洁白 潔白 jié bái spotlessly white / pure white syn 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 冬瓜 dōng guā wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida) / white gourd / white hairy melon / Chinese squash 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book 白莲 白蓮 bái lián white lotus (flower) / White Lotus society / same as 白蓮教|白莲教 白蛇传 白蛇傳 bái shé zhuàn Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake 汉白玉 漢白玉 hàn bái yù white marble / a type of white marble used for building and sculpting 皑皑 皚皚 ái ái (literary) white as snow / pure white syn 白蜡 白蠟 bái là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 白军 白軍 bái jūn White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922) 白痢 bái lì dysentery characterized by white mucous stool / white diarrhea 混淆黑白 hùn xiáo hēi bái to confuse black and white / to say that black is white / fig. not to distinguish right from wrong syn 虫白蜡 蟲白蠟 chóng bái là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 虫蜡 蟲蠟 chóng là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 奶汤 奶湯 nǎi tāng white broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine 精白 jīng bái pure white / spotlessly white 白大衣高血压 白大衣高血壓 bái dà yī gāo xuè yā white coat hypertension / white coat syndrome 白虎观 白虎觀 bái hǔ guàn White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝 黑白分明 hēi bái fēn míng lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom) / fig. unambiguous / black-and-white / in sharp contrast / to distinguish clearly right from wrong syn 米白色 mǐ bái sè off-white / creamy white 白皮猪 白皮豬 bái pí zhū (derog.) white person / white pig 中原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei syn 平原 píng yuán field / plain / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 明了 明瞭 míng liǎo to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous 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) 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 坦诚 坦誠 tǎn chéng candid / frank / plain dealing syn 台面 臺面 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake 白水 bái shuǐ plain water syn 原野 yuán yě plain / open country syn 质朴 質樸 zhì pǔ simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy syn 河畔 hé pàn riverside / river plain 关中 關中 guān zhōng Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi 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 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 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 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 便衣 biàn yī civilian clothes / plain clothes / plainclothesman syn 平顺 平順 píng shùn smooth / smooth-going / plain sailing syn 白饭 白飯 bái fàn plain cooked rice / rice with nothing to go with it syn 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 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 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 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 粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water syn 干饭 乾飯 gān fàn plain cooked rice (as opposed to rice porridge) 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 野 yě field / plain / open space / limit / boundary / rude / feral syn 川 chuān (bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country syn 朴 樸 pǔ plain and simple / Taiwan pr. [pu2] syn 陋 lòu low / humble / plain / ugly / mean / vulgar syn 坪 píng a plain / ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan) syn 渭 wèi the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] 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] 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 赤裸裸 chì luǒ luǒ bare / naked / (fig.) plain / undisguised / unadorned syn 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 