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To get a haircut in Chinese: 理发 (lǐ fà)

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 理髮2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
  2. 2to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut

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理
发

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ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄈㄚˋ

fà

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

理发

Simplified

理髮

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 你该理发了。

    nǐ gāi lǐ fā le。

    You should get your hair cut.

  • 我今天去理发。

    wǒ jīn tiān qù lǐ fā。

    I'm going to the barber today.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

理

lǐ

texture

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

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

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

理解

lǐ jiě

to comprehend

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

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