Chinese Conversation · Level 40
90 words
Chinese word
夹板
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiā bǎn
Meaning
- nounhair straightener
Example
她用夹板把头发夹直了。tā yòng jiā bǎn bǎ tóu fa jiā zhí le
She used a hair straightener to straighten her hair.
More examples
理发师用夹板给顾客做造型。lǐ fà shī yòng jiā bǎn gěi gù kè zuò zào xíng
The hairstylist used a hair straightener to style the customer's hair.
Core concept
A heated clamp presses hair between two smooth plates so it can be made straight or shaped.
Common phrases
用夹板夹头发yòng jiā bǎn jiā tóu fa
use a hair straightener to straighten hair
买夹板mǎi jiā bǎn
buy a hair straightener
电热夹板diàn rè jiā bǎn
electric hair straightener
Similar words
直发器zhí fā qì: An electric hair tool used to make hair straight.
电夹板diàn jiā bǎn: An electric hair-styling tool that heats two plates to straighten hair.
Definition in Chinese
一种用两块加热的平板夹住头发，使其变直或造型的美发工具。yì zhǒng yòng liǎng kuài jiā rè de píng bǎn jiā zhù tóu fa shǐ qí biàn zhí huò zào xíng de měi fā gōng jù
Word origin
The combination 夹 (jiā, "to squeeze between") + 板 (bǎn, "board") describes the action of pressing something between flat boards, which is how the tool works.
Usage tips
- In spoken Chinese, a familiar object often appears without an article, so this noun can occur directly after a verb or preposition where English would use "a" or "the".
Opposites
- 卷发棒juǎn fà bàngcurling ironnoun