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idiot

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bai2chi1 báichī

Meaning


Primary

idiot

Alternatives

idiotic

Mnemonic


An 白痴 idiot is someone so 痴 idiotic that they would paint themselves 白 white for no reason at all.

Usage


他 是 一 個 白痴。

He is an idiot.

別 說 我 是 白痴。

Don’t say I am an idiot.

他 開玩笑 說 我 是 白痴。

He jokingly said I am an idiot.

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