Chinese word

发际线

Pronunciation

Pinyinfà jì xiàn

Meaning

  • nounhairline

Example

我最近发现我的发际线有点高了。wǒ zuì jìn fā xiàn wǒ de fà jì xiàn yóu diǎn gāo le

I recently noticed that my hairline has gotten a little higher.

Illustration for 发际线 (hairline)

More examples

化妆可以暂时遮盖发际线。huà zhuāng ké yǐ zàn shí zhē gài fà jì xiàn

Makeup can temporarily cover the hairline.

Core concept

The front edge of the hair, pictured as a boundary whose position may be high, low, or changing.

Common phrases

  • 发际线高fà jì xiàn gāo

    high hairline

  • 遮盖发际线zhē gài fà jì xiàn

    cover the hairline

Similar words

发量fā liàng: The amount of hair growing on the head.
刘海liú hǎi: Hair at the front of the forehead, usually cut short and worn forward.

Definition in Chinese

表示头发在额头上的分界线，作名词使用时也指发线位置或由此引申出的发量变化。biǎo shì tóu fa zài é tóu shàng de fēn jiè xiàn zuò míng cí shǐ yòng shí yě zhǐ fā xiàn wèi zhì huò yóu cǐ yǐn shēn chū de fā liàng biàn huà

Word origin

The compound 发际线 (fàjìxiàn, "hairline") joins 发际 (fàjì, "hair boundary") with 线 (xiàn, "line"), presenting the hair's edge as a clear line.

Usage tips

  • When this feature is described as high or low, the description concerns its position along the forehead rather than the thickness of the hair.

Related words

  • 发际fà jìhairlinenoun

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