花白

huābái

adjective #47,147

Meanings

HSK 3

爷爷的头发已经花白了。

Yéye de tóufa yǐjing huābái le.

Grandpa's hair has already gone grey.

HSK 6

一位胡子花白的老人坐在门口晒太阳。

Yí wèi húzi huābái de lǎorén zuò zài ménkǒu shài tàiyáng.

An old man with a grizzled beard sat in the doorway, sunning himself.

mistakes

花 here means "mixed, mottled", not "flower": 花白 hair is black and white mixed together. Hair that has gone fully white is 白发 or 雪白.

花 huā

白 bái