# 白白 (báibái): in vain | HSK 6 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-6-3606
HSK levels: 6
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:43:26.735Z
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Learn 白白 (báibái), HSK 6: in vain; to no purpose; for nothing. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 白白

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báibái

in vain; to no purpose; for nothing

HSK 6

## Pronunciation

白bái2

Second tone: rising

Second tone: rising

白bái2

Second tone: rising

Second tone: rising

Tone marks follow the source pinyin. Listen to the complete word to practise connected pronunciation.

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## Usage in this example

Used as an adverb before a verb to mean in vain or for nothing, such as waiting two hours when someone never appears.

## Example sentence

他白白等了两个小时，她始终没有出现。

Tā báibái děng le liǎng ge xiǎoshí, tā shǐzhōng méiyǒu chūxiàn.

He waited for two hours in vain; she never showed up.

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