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发型

fà xíng · fa xing

Traditional 髮型

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo
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A new hairstyle

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)换(huàn)发型(fàxíng)了(le)？

    Liangliang, you changed your hairstyle?

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)！这个(zhège)发型(fàxíng)是(shì)朋友(péngyou)推荐(tuījiàn)的(de)。

    Yes! A friend recommended this hairstyle.

  3. Dengdeng

    嗯(ēn)，很(hěn)有个性(yǒugèxìng)。

    Um, it’s very distinctive.

  4. Liangliang

    有个性(yǒugèxìng)？是不是(shìbùshì)不太(bùtài)好看(hǎokàn)？

    Distinctive? Is it not very good-looking?

  5. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，只是(zhǐshì)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)以前(yǐqián)的(de)发型(fàxíng)差别(chābié)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)。

    No, it’s just very different from your old hairstyle.

  6. Liangliang

    其实(qíshí)不是(bùshì)理发师(lǐfàshī)的(de)错(cuò)，是(shì)风(fēng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)设计(shèjì)的(de)发型(fàxíng)。

    Actually it’s not the barber’s fault. The wind designed this hairstyle for me.

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01

披(pī)头(tóu)士(shì)的(de)发(fà)型(xíng)引(yǐn)起(qǐ)了(le)轰(hōng)动(dòng)。

The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)忍(rěn)不(bu)住(zhù)取(qǔ)笑(xiào)他(tā)的(de)发(fà)型(xíng)。

I could not help laughing at his haircut.

Tatoeba: Chinese by wangzi0921 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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