灰白

huībái

adjective #35,120

Meanings

1 ash-grey
2 pale grey
3 greyish-white

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他的头发已经灰白了。

Tā de tóufa yǐjīng huībái le.

His hair has already turned grey.

HSK 7-9

病人的脸色灰白，看起来很虚弱。

Bìngrén de liǎnsè huībái, kànqǐlái hěn xūruò.

The patient's face was ashen - he looked very weak.

Tips

usage

Most often describes hair turning grey or a sickly pale complexion (脸色灰白). Also used for smoke colour (灰白的炊烟 'pale grey cooking smoke').

Stroke Order

灰 huī

白 bái