白净 (bái jìng) — fair and clear (of skin); having a fair complexion

Definition

Describes fair, clear, unblemished skin (皮肤). Note the second character is 净 (jìng, 'clean'), not 静 — this is a common spelling trap.

adjective
fair and clear (of skin)having a fair complexion

Examples

  • 白净。
    Tā cháng dé fēi cháng bái jìng.
    She looks very fair-skinned.
  • 白净，。
    Xiǎo lǐ de pí fū hěn bái jìng, ràng rén xiàn mù.
    Xiao Li's skin is very fair and clear, making people envious.
  • 白净。
    Cháng shài tài yáng huì ràng pí fū bú zài bái jìng.
    Often being in the sun will make the skin no longer fair and clear.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

白báifair
净jìngclean

白 and 净 together describe fair, clear skin.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

白 is thought to picture either an acorn or a human head.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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