斑白 (bān bái) — grizzled, graying (of hair)
Definition
Used almost only for hair, meaning streaked with white or gray, usually from age. It is a more literary, written alternative to everyday 头发白了.
adjective
grizzledgraying (of hair)
Examples
- 斑白,。Tā tóu fa bān bái, kàn qǐ lái hěn yǒu jīng yàn.His hair is grizzled, and he looks very experienced.
- 斑白。Nà wèi lǎo rén de tóu fa yǐ jīng bān bái le.That elderly person's hair has already become grizzled.
- ,斑白。Tā suī rán nián jì bú dà, dàn tóu fa yǒu xiē bān bái.Although she is not old, her hair is somewhat graying.
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