HSK V7-9
Correct

白白

/ báibái /
Strokes

Collocation

1
白白送死
2
白白费工夫
3
白白浪费精力
4
白白等了一上午
5
白白忙了大半天
6
白白浪费一个机会

Definition

白白 is an Adverb, which means[ in vain/to no purpose/for nothing/white]

Example

As an Adverb
1
Zhè
tiān
de
shíjiān
时间
yòu
báibái
白白
làngfèi
浪费
diào
le
  

The day was wasted again.

2
báibái
白白
děng
le
shàng
上午
  
,
méi
lái
  

I waited all morning in vain, and she didn't come.

3
duō
许多
niánqīng
年轻
de
zhànshì
战士
báibái
白白
de
shēng
牺牲
le
  

Many young warriors died in vain.

4
Méiyǒu
没有
rén
huì
shèng
胜利
báibái
白白
de
sònggěi
送给
  

Nobody's going to hand you success on a plate.