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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
白起 白起 [Bai2 Qi3] /Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC/same as 公孫起|公孙起/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear / evident (e.g. 真相大白[]) / (bound form) plain / without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[]) / (bound form) to explain / to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[]) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[]) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[]) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[]) / (bound form) reactionary / anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[])
to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group
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