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理发

lǐ fà

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 理髮

理发 (lǐ fà) means "to get a haircut; to have one's hair done". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 理发 means

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

The characters in 理发

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue

Example sentences

• 你该理发了。
  You should get your hair cut.
• 我去了理发店。
  I have been to the barber's.
• 我今天去理发。
  I'm going to the barber today.
• 我要去理发了。
  I want to go to the barber.
• 你该去理发店了。
  Nǐ gāi qù lǐfàdiàn le.
  You should get your hair cut.
• 我打算去理发店。
  I intend to go to the barbershop.

Words starting with 理发

• 理发店lǐ fà diànbarbershop; hairdresser's
• 理发师lǐ fà shībarber; hairdresser
• 理发员lǐ fà yuánbarber; hairdresser
• 理发器lǐ fà qìhair clippers
• 理发院lǐ fà yuànbarbershop; hairdresser's
• 理发厅lǐ fà tīng(Taiwan) barbershop; hairdresser's

Where 理发 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Daily routine & habits (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
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