理发 lǐfà▶ การตัดผม

Stroke order

理发 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 理 — 11 strokes
• 发 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
2. to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut

Example sentences

• 我今天下午去理发。Wǒ jīntiān xiàwǔ qù lǐfà.I am going for a haircut this afternoon.
• 理发以后他看起来精神多了。Lǐfà yǐhòu tā kàn qǐlái jīngshén duō le.After the haircut he looked much more energetic.

Related words

• 修理ซ่อมแซม
• 出发เริ่มต้น, จัดแสดง
• 发展การพัฒนา
• 发生เกิดขึ้น
• 整理การจัดเตรียม
• 沙发โซฟา

理发 is pronounced lǐfà and means “การตัดผม”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 理发 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.