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理发 lǐfà

理发 lǐfà Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 理发 lǐfà .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lǐfà | li3 fa4
English translation
a barber
hairdressing

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About 理发 lǐfà

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Traditional form

理髮

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 理发 lǐfà

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Wáng

Positional decomposition

王里

Number of Strokes

11

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

⿸? yòu

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 理发 lǐfà

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经理 jīnglǐ 发觉 fājué le de 不轨 bù guǐ 行为 xíngwéi ,打算 dǎsuàn chǎo 鱿鱼 yóu yú .

The manager had found him out and was going to sack him.

方才 fāng cái shè 几封 xìn de 时候 shíhou , 德雷格理发店 lǐ fà diàn 的铃声 xiǎng lái le .

Picking up the letters, Drago's shopbell ringing.

jiào 理发师 lǐ fà shī 头发 tóufa 修剪 xiū jiǎn 一下 yīxià .

I asked the barber for a trim.

jiào 理发师 lǐ fà shī de 头发 tóufa 剪短 le .

She asked the barber to crop her hair short.

理发师 lǐ fà shī 顾客 gùkè de 浓密 nóng mì 头发 tóufa xiāo le xiē .

The barber thinned out his customer's thick hair.

理发 lǐfà Decomposition

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理发 lǐfà Compounds

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