Chinese word

发型

Pronunciation

Pinyinfà xíng

Meaning

  • nounhairstyle

Example

你今天的发型很好看。nǐ jīn tiān de fà xíng hěn hǎo kàn

Your hairstyle looks great today.

Illustration for 发型 (hairstyle)

More examples

我想换一个更适合我的发型。wǒ xiǎng huàn yí gè gèng shì hé wǒ de fà xíng

I want to change to a hairstyle that suits me better.

Core concept

Hair considered as one complete outward form, with length, volume, curl or straightness, and parting all contributing to its look.

Common phrases

  • 换发型huàn fà xíng

    change one's hairstyle

  • 做发型zuò fà xíng

    do one's hair

  • 剪发型jiǎn fà xíng

    cut one's hair

Similar words

头发tóu fa: All the hair that grows on the head.
刘海liú hǎi: Short hair hanging down over the front of the forehead.

Definition in Chinese

表示头发的总体造型，包含长短、卷直、厚薄、分缝等视觉特征，是对头发外观的概括性称呼。biǎo shì tóu fa de zóng tǐ zào xíng bāo hán cháng duǎn juǎn zhí hòu bó fēn fèng děng shì jué tè zhēng shì duì tóu fa wài guān de gài kuò xìng chēng hū

Word origin

In 发型 (fàxíng, "hairstyle"), 发 (fà, "hair") identifies the material and 型 (xíng, "form or style") identifies its organized appearance.

Usage tips

  • This word can describe a look produced by styling as well as one produced by cutting, so it does not by itself mean that a haircut has taken place.

Opposites

  • 光头guāng tóubald headnoun

Related words

  • 发型师fà xíng shīhairstylistnoun
  • 发型设计师fà xíng shè jì shīhairstyle designernoun

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