白云

白雲

báiyún

noun #23,994

Measure Word

一朵白云 duǒ

Meanings

1 white cloud
2 white clouds

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

白云渐渐散开了。

Báiyún jiànjiàn sànkāi le.

The white clouds gradually dispersed.

HSK 7-9

天空中飘着几朵白云。

Tiānkōng zhōng piāo zhe jǐ duǒ báiyún.

A few white clouds are floating in the sky.

Tips

culture

白云 (white cloud) frequently appears in Chinese poetry and idioms as a symbol of freedom, purity, and impermanence. The phrase 白云苍狗 ('white clouds turning into grey dogs') means things change rapidly.

Stroke Order

白 bái

云 yún