沙
发

Sofa (loanword) in Chinese: 沙发 (shā fā)

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 沙發2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1sofa (loanword)
  2. 2(Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post

Stroke order

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沙
发

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ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

沙发

Simplified

沙發

Traditional

Example sentences

See 沙发 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 就在沙发上。

    jiù zài shā fā shàng。

    It's just there on the sofa.

  • 睡在沙发上。

    shuì zài shā fā shàng。

    Sleep on the couch.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

发达

fā dá

well-developed

发抖

fā dǒu

to tremble

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