黑白

hēibái

noun HSK 7-9 #10,543

Meanings

1 black and white
2 right and wrong

Characters

Examples

这是一张黑白照片。

Zhè shì yīzhāng hēibái zhàopiàn.

This is a black and white photo.

他颠倒黑白。

Tā diāndǎohēibái.

He confuses right and wrong.

Tips

usage

颠倒黑白 (to turn black and white upside down) is a common idiom meaning to deliberately confuse right and wrong.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

白 bái