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沙发 (shā fā): Sofa (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

沙 • shā • sand; fine, granular particles
shā沙

sand; fine, granular particles

发 • fā • to send (an email) • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
fā发

to send (an email)

Word Info

Pinyinshā fā
Meaningsofa
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 沙发.

  • 发生fā shēnghappen
  • 节约jié yuēto save; economise
  • 经验jīng yànexperience
  • 感情gǎn qíngfeeling
  • 干杯gān bēicheers
  • 复杂fù zácomplicated
  • 打印dǎ yìnprint
  • 按照àn zhàoaccording to
  • 结果jié guǒresult; outcome; fruit
  • 怀疑huái yídoubt
  • 道歉dào qiànapology
  • 粗心cū xīncareless
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 沙发.

Words with 沙
  • 沙子shā zisand
  • 沙滩shā tānbeach
  • 沙漠shā mòdesert
  • 沙龙
shā lóng
salon / gathering
  • 风沙fēng shāSandstorm / Drifting sand
  • 沙丘shā qiūsand dune
  • 沙包shā bāosandbag; punching bag
  • 沙哑shā yǎhoarse; husky
    • Words with 发
    • 发烧fā shāofever; have a fever
    • 发现fā xiàndiscover
    • 头发tóu fahair
    • 出发chū fāset off; depart
    • 发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
    • 发展fā zhǎndevelop
    • 发生fā shēnghappen
    • 发送fā sòngto transmit
    4.

    How to Use 沙发 in Sentences

    Noun + Nounwith布
    bù布
    shā沙
    fā发
    neutral
    fabric sofa
    Subject + Predicatewith舒服
    shā沙
    fā发
    hěn很
    shū舒
    fu服
    Measure Word + Nounwith张
    yī一
    zhāng张
    shā沙
    fā发
    Adjective + Nounwith新
    xīn新
    shā沙
    fā发
    neutral
    Verb + Objectwith坐
    zuò坐
    shā沙
    fā发
    neutral
    5.

    Example Sentences with 沙发

    kè客
    tīng厅
    lǐ里
    de的
    xīn新
    shā沙
    neutral
    sofa is very comfortable
    neutral
    a sofa
    new sofa
    sit on the sofa
    fā
    发
    hěn很
    shū舒
    fu服
    。
    The new sofa in the living room is very comfortable.
    zhè这
    shì是
    shā沙
    fā发
    。
    This is a sofa.
    zhè这
    zhāng张
    shā沙
    fā发
    de的
    yán颜
    sè色
    hé和
    chuāng窗
    lián帘
    bú不
    tài太
    dā搭
    pèi配
    ，
    kě可
    néng能
    xū需
    yào要
    gēng更
    huàn换
    。
    The color of this sofa doesn't match the curtains very well; it might need to be replaced.
    zài在
    zhèng正
    shì式
    huì会
    yì议
    qián前
    ，
    qǐng请
    què确
    bǎo保
    shā沙
    fā发
    qū区
    yù域
    zhěng整
    jié洁
    yǒu有
    xù序
    。
    Before the formal meeting, please ensure the sofa area is tidy and orderly.
    wǒ我
    zuò坐
    zài在
    shā沙
    fā发
    shàng上
    kàn看
    diàn电
    shì视
    。
    I sit on the sofa watching TV.