How to say “get a haircut” in Chinese
get a haircut
“Get a haircut” in Chinese is 理发, lǐ fà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
理发 is read lǐ fà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 王 “jade”; on the right, 里 lǐ hints at the sound.
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “理发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 理发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这件事被经理发现了zhèjiànshìbèijīnglǐfāxiànleThe manager found out about it.
- 你平常在哪儿理发？nǐpíngchángzàinǎrlǐfàWhere do you usually get your hair cut?
More words from the lesson “An ordinary day”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get a haircut” in Chinese?
“Get a haircut” in Chinese is 理发, pinyin lǐfà.
What does 理发 mean?
理发 (lǐfà) means “get a haircut”.
How do you write 理发?
理发 is 2 characters: 理 (lǐ) — order; manage; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 理发?
理发 is read lǐfà. Tones: lǐ — third tone, fà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get a haircut” in the lesson “An ordinary day”
This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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