| 白菜 | bok-choi (Chinese cabbage with green leaves and white stem) |
| 白白 | in vain |
| 白吃 | eat without paying |
| 蛋白 | egg white |
| 白金 | platinum |
| 白開水 | plain boiled water |
| 空白 | blank |
| 明白 | understand |
| 反白 | reverse type (white on black) |
| 平白 | for no reason / gratuitously |
| 白字 | wrongly written Chinese character (usually with the same pronunciation as the correct one) |
| 白雲 | white clouds |
| 白旗 | flag of surrender |
| 潔白 | clean and white, pure, innocent |
| 清白 | innocent (not guilty) |
| 漂白 | to bleach |
| 白花花 | shining white (usually used to describe lots of money) |
| 白衣天使 | nurse |
| 白馬王子 | prince charming |
| 白日夢 | day dream |
| 白費 | waste |
| 白宮 | the White House |
| 眼白 | white of the eye |
| 空白 | blank |
| 自白 | confession |
| 開場白 | prologue of a play |
| 真相大白 | the whole truth is revealed |
| 黑白分明 | black and white clearly distinguished (right and wrong clearly shown) |
