Chinese word

梳

Pronunciation

Pinyinshū

Meaning

  • verbcomb

Example

她每天早上梳头发。tā měi tiān zǎo shàng shū tóu fa

She combs her hair every morning.

Illustration for 梳 (comb)

More examples

出门前她梳头发，头发很整齐。chū mén qián tā shū tóu fa tóu fa hěn zhěng qí

Before she leaves, she combs her hair, and it is neat.

Core concept

Draws a comb through hair or a beard so the strands fall into a smooth, orderly pattern.

Common phrases

  • 梳头发shū tóu fa

    comb hair

  • 梳头shū tóu

    comb one's hair

Similar words

梳理shū lǐ: Working through hair or fur with a comb to remove tangles and smooth it.
整理zhéng lǐ: Arranging messy things or hair until everything looks neat and in order.
打理dá lǐ: Grooming and arranging personal appearance to look neat and presentable.

Definition in Chinese

用梳子把头发或胡须的毛发顺开、理顺，使外观整齐的动作。yòng shū zi bǎ tóu fa huò hú xū de máo fà shùn kāi lǐ shùn shǐ wài guān zhěng qí de dòng zuò

Word origin

梳 (shū, "to comb") is a meaning-and-sound character: 木 (mù, "wood") refers to the traditional comb, while 疏 (shū, "to spread apart") gives the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb commonly makes the groomed hair or beard explicit, while English often leaves that object understood when the situation is clear.

Opposites

  • 弄乱nòng luànmess upverb
  • 打乱dǎ luànthrow into disorderverb

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