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理发 Pronunciation and Pinyin

理发 Usage and Examples

haircut

to have a haircut

to cut hair

理发师问我头发剪多少。

The hairdresser asked me how much she should take off.

我今天下午要去理发。

I'm having my hair cut this afternoon.

The characters in 理发

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
理
lǐ11reason, manage, science
发
fà5to issue, send, or develop

More words starting with 理

  • lǐ理bù不chū出tóu头xù绪Can't make head or tail of it, Can't figure it out
  • lǐ理bù不qīng清cannot sort out, cannot make sense of
  • lǐ理bù不qīng清de的confusing, complicated
  • lǐ理luàn乱Tidy up, Put in order
  • lǐ理shi事huì会council, board
  • lǐ理kuī亏to be in the wrong; to be at fault
  • lǐ理huì会Pay attention to, Heed
  • lǐ理xiān先shēng生Mr. Li
  • lǐ理huà化Physics and chemistry.
  • lǐ理fà发shī师barber
  • lǐ理fà发diàn店barbershop, hair salon
  • lǐ理xué学jiā家physicist, scientist

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Questions about 理发

What does 理发 mean in Chinese?

理发 (lǐ fà) means “haircut, to have a haircut, to cut hair”.

How do you pronounce 理发?

理发 is pronounced lǐ fà in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “haircut” in Chinese?

“haircut” is 理发 (lǐ fà) in Chinese.

How is 理发 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 理发, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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