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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