1. white

2. in vain

3. free of charge

4. (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白 (zhēnxiàngdàbái))

5. (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白饭 (báifàn))

6. (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辩白 (biànbái))

7. (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼 (báiletāyīyǎn))

8. (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白话 (báihuà))

9. (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白 (niànbái))

10. (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白区 (báiqū))