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title: bai — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bai» in the school dictionary: "bái" (白) means "white"; "bǎi" (百) means "hundred". It sounds like English "by" or "bye". It is not an English word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bai

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**Who acts:** bái, bǎi, Bai, Yī bǎi, surname, different things · **What happens:** mean, sound, not be, be, depend · **To what, where:** white, hundred, English word, Chinese family name, ethnic group, one hundred

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«bai» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [bai in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bai.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"bái" (白) means "white"; "bǎi" (百) means "hundred". It sounds like English "by" or "bye". It is not an English word.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* "bái" (白) means "white"; "bǎi" (百) means "hundred".

<!-- fold The tree, 8 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:m1:1
# text = "bái" (白) means "white"; "bǎi" (百) means "hundred".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	bái	bái	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	白	白	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	bǎi	bǎi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	百	百	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	_
18	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | bái | white |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent white=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | bǎi | hundred |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Topic |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* It sounds like English "by" or "bye".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:m1:2
# text = It sounds like English "by" or "bye".
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	bye	bye	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | bǎi |  |  |  |  | like English | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 3:* It is not an English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:m1:3
# text = It is not an English word.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | bǎi | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bai is a Chinese family name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:m2:1
# text = Bai is a Chinese family name.
1	Bai	bai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bai | a Chinese family name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Bai are an ethnic group of people in Yunnan, China.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:m3:1
# text = The Bai are an ethnic group of people in Yunnan, China.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Bai	Bai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Yunnan	Yunnan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Bai | a ethnic group |  |  |  | of people in Yunnan and China | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Bái" means white in Mandarin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:x1:1
# text = "Bái" means white in Mandarin.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bái	Bái	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bái |  |  |  |  | white *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Yī bǎi" means one hundred in Chinese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:x2:1
# text = "Yī bǎi" means one hundred in Chinese.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Yī	Yī	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bǎi	bǎi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	_
7	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	_	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Yī bǎi | one hundred |  |  |  | in Chinese | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot hundred=Theme in chinese=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's surname is Bai.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:x3:1
# text = My friend's surname is Bai.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Bai	Bai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My friend's surname | Bai |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Chinese, "bai" can mean different things depending on the tone.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:x4:1
# text = In Chinese, "bai" can mean different things depending on the tone.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	bai	bai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	depending	depend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | bai | different things |  |  |  | in Chinese | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme in chinese=Attribute |
| 2 | **depend** | gerund | different things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on the tone | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on tone=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Li Bai was a famous Chinese poet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:x5:1
# text = Li Bai was a famous Chinese poet.
1	Li	Li	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Bai	Bai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Li | a famous Chinese poet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To an English ear, "bai" sounds just like "bye".

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bai:x6:1
# text = To an English ear, "bai" sounds just like "bye".
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	bai	bai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	bye	bye	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | bai |  |  |  |  | to a English ear; bye *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer |

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