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头发 (tóu fa): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 3

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头发 (tóu fa): Hair (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

头发 consists of 2 characters.

head; top, end; first

to send (an email)

Word Info

Pinyintóu fa

Meaninghair

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Level 3

SyntaxNoun

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3.

How to Use 头发 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 头发 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith白

tóu头

fa发

bái白

le了

neutral

hair turns white

Verb + Objectwith洗

xǐ洗

tóu头

fa发

neutral

wash hair

Measure Word + Nounwith根

yī一

gēn根

tóu头

fa发

Adjective + Nounwith长

cháng长

tóu头

fa发

neutral

long hair

4.

Example Sentences with 头发

tā她

de的

tóu头

fà发

hěn很

zhǎng长

。

neutral

a strand of hair

Her hair is very long.

tā她

de的

tóu头

fa发

hěn很

cháng长

hěn很

piào漂

liang亮

。

Her hair is very long and beautiful.

tā她

gāng刚

tàng烫

le了

tóu头

fa发

，

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

fēi非

cháng常

shí时

máo髦

。

She just got a perm and looks very fashionable.

wèi为

le了

cān参

jiā加

miàn面

shì试

，

tā他

tè特

yì意

bǎ把

tóu头

fa发

shū梳

lǐ理

dé得

hěn很

zhěng整

qí齐

。

For the interview, he deliberately combed his hair very neatly.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

chén晨

dōu都

yào要

shū梳

tóu头

fà发

。

I comb my hair every morning.

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

shén什

me么

shí时

hòu候

qù去

lǐ理

fā发

diàn店

xiū修

jiǎn剪

tóu头

fa发

？

When do you plan to go to the barbershop to trim your hair?

tā他

cóng从

bù不

rǎn染

fā发

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

tóu头

fa发

yì一

zhí直

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

zì自

rán然

de的

hēi黑

sè色

。

He never dyes his hair, so it has always maintained its natural black color.

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

gōng工

zuò作

yā压

lì力

dà大

，

tóu头

fà发

dōu都

bái白

le了

bù不

shǎo少

。

He has been under a lot of work pressure recently, and his hair has turned quite gray.

suī虽

rán然

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

rè热

，

dàn但

tā她

hái还

shì是

jué决

dìng定

bǎ把

tóu头

fa发

zhā扎

qǐ起

lái来

。

Although the weather is very hot, she still decided to tie up her hair.