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理发

lǐ fà · li fa

Traditional 理髮

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)去(qù)理发(lǐfà)。

    I am going to get a haircut today.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上个月(shànggèyuè)不是(bùshì)刚(gāng)理发(lǐfà)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you just get a haircut last month?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)头发(tóufa)长(zhǎng)得(de)特别快(tèbiékuài)。

    My hair grows really fast.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)快去快回(kuàiqùkuàihuí)。

    OK, go and come back quickly.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)理完发(lǐwánfā)了(le)，你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)。

    I am done with my haircut. Take a look!

  6. Liangliang

    看不出来(kànbuchūlái)，和(hé)以前(yǐqián)一模一样(yīmúyīyàng)。

    I cannot tell. It looks exactly the same as before.

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In a sentence

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01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)去(qù)理(lǐ)发(fà)了(le)，但(dàn)是(shì)他(tā)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)会(huì)回(huí)来(lái)。

Tom has gone to get a haircut, but he should be back soon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)到(dào)了(le)该(gāi)去(qù)理(lǐ)发(fà)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)了(le)。

It is time you had a haircut!

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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理
lǐ

texture; grain (of wood)

发
fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling)

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