苍白

蒼白

cāngbái

adjective #7,695

Meanings

1 pale; pallid; wan
2 feeble; weak (of arguments, explanations)

Characters

gray; ashen; dark green

Examples

她的脸色苍白，看起来很不舒服。

Tā de liǎnsè cāngbái, kàn qǐlái hěn bù shūfu.

Her face is pale; she looks very unwell.

他的解释显得很苍白无力。

Tā de jiěshì xiǎn de hěn cāngbái wúlì.

His explanation seemed very feeble and weak.

病人的嘴唇苍白。

Bìngrén de zuǐchún cāngbái.

The patient's lips are pale.

Tips

usage

苍白 can describe both physical paleness (face, lips) and figurative weakness (arguments, excuses). The collocation 苍白无力 (cāngbái wúlì, pale and powerless) is commonly used for unconvincing explanations.

Stroke Order

苍 cāng

白 bái