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沙发

沙发 shāfā

沙发 shāfā Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 沙发 shāfā .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shāfā | sha1 fa1
English translation
sofa (loanword)
CL:條 tiáo
>条 tiáo [tiáo],張 zhāng
>张 Zhāng [zhāng]
(Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post

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HSK level

4

Traditional form

沙發

Part of speech

Other proper nouns / 其他专名 Qítā zhuān míng
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Etymology of 沙发 shāfā

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沙 Shā

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 少 shǎo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

少 shǎo

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Positional decomposition

⿰氵少

Number of Strokes

7
发 fā

Explanation

Simplified form of both 發 fā (send out; to issue) and 髮 fā (hair). Derived from 犬 quǎn (dog), the bottom component of 髮 fā .

Positional decomposition

⿸？又 yòu

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 沙发 shāfā

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亨利 Hēng lì 勋爵 xūn jué 伸手 shēn shǒu 摊脚地 de 躺 tǎng 在 zài 沙发椅上 shǎng ,笑 xiào 着 zhāo .

Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.

他 tā 把 bǎ 沙发 shāfā 内部 nèibù 彻底 chèdǐ 搜寻 sōu xún 了 le 一 yī 翻 fān .

He had a good rummage inside the sofa.

他 tā 趴 pā 在 zài 长 cháng 沙发椅上 shǎng , 睡 shuì 得 dé 很 hěn 熟 shú .

He was lying prone on the couch, fast asleep.

这 zhè 张 Zhāng 蓝 Lán 沙发 shāfā 和 hé 绿 lǜ 地 de 毯相配 pèi 吗 mǎ ?

Will this blue sofa go with the green carpet?

如果 rúguǒ 你 nǐ 感觉 gǎnjué 不 bù 舒服 shūfu 就 jiù 躺 tǎng 到 dào 沙发 shāfā 上 shǎng 去 qù .

Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.

沙发 shāfā Decomposition

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沙发 shāfā Compounds

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