白云

白雲

báiyún

noun #23,994

Measure Word

一朵白云 duǒ

Meanings

1 white cloud
2 white clouds

Characters

Examples

天空中飘着几朵白云。

Tiānkōng zhōng piāozhe jǐ duǒ báiyún.

A few white clouds are floating in the sky.

白云渐渐散开了。

Báiyún jiànjiàn sànkāi le.

The white clouds gradually dispersed.

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 (báiyún cānggǒu) — 'white clouds turning into grey dogs' — means things change rapidly.

Stroke Order

白 bái

云 yún