Hair and appearance
Explain a haircut and describe someone’s hair.
Words in this list: 136
Height and build
Describing looks
Age
Face
Distinctive features
Hair colour
Hair types
| Word | Transcription | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 长发 | cháng fà | long hair |
| 短发 | duǎn fà | short hair |
| 中长发 | zhōng cháng fà | medium-length hair |
| 直发 | zhí fà | straight hair |
| 卷发 | juǎn fà | curly hair |
| 卷曲 | juǎn qū | curly |
| 波浪发 | bō làng fà | wavy hair |
| 毛躁的头发 | máo zào de tóu fa | frizzy hair |
| 浓密头发 | nóng mì tóu fà | thick hair |
| 稀薄头发 | xī bó tóu fà | thin hair |
| 染过的头发 | rǎn guò de tóu fa | dyed hair |
| 秃 | tū | bald |
| 发际线后移 | fà jì xiàn hòu yí | receding hairline |
| 光头 | guāng tóu | shaved head |
| 发际线 | fà jì xiàn | hairline |
| 发根 | fà gēn | roots |
| 分叉发梢 | fēn chà fà shāo | split ends |
| 脱发 | tuō fà | hair loss |
Hairstyles
| Word | Transcription | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发型 | fà xíng | hairstyle |
| 理发 | lǐ fà | haircut |
| 马尾辫 | mǎ wěi biàn | ponytail |
| 辫子 | biàn zi | braid |
| 发髻 | fà jì | bun |
| 刘海 | liú hǎi | bangs |
| 波波头 | bō bō tóu | bob |
| 卷发 | juǎn fà | curl |
| 一绺头发 | yī liǔ tóu fa | lock |
| 分缝 | fēn fèng | part |
| 层次发型 | céng cì fà xíng | layered cut |
| 精灵短发 | jīng líng duǎn fà | pixie cut |
| 盘发 | pán fà | updo |
| 寸头 | cùn tóu | buzz cut |
| 平头 | píng tóu | crew cut |
| 脏辫 | zāng biàn | dreadlocks |
| 狼尾头 | láng wěi tóu | mullet |
| 烫发 | tàng fà | perm |
| 挑染 | tiāo rǎn | highlights |
| 接发 | jiē fà | extensions |
| 侧分 | cè fēn | side part |
| 中分 | zhōng fēn | middle part |
| 层次 | céng cì | layers |
| 波浪 | bō làng | wave |
| 一缕头发 | yī lǚ tóu fa | strand |
| 渐变短发 | jiàn biàn duǎn fà | fade |
At the hairdresser’s
Hair care
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Useful phrases
他的头发是金色的。
Tā de tóufa shì jīnsè de.
Their hair is blond.
我想剪头发。
Wǒ xiǎng jiǎn tóufa.
I would like a haircut.
请把两边修一下。
Qǐng bǎ liǎngbiān xiū yíxià.
Please tidy up the sides.
请不要剪得太短。
Qǐng bú yào jiǎn de tài duǎn.
Not too short, please.
我的头发是卷的。
Wǒ de tóufa shì juǎn de.
My hair is curly.
她接了头发。
Tā jiē le tóufa.
They are wearing hair extensions.
我爸爸是秃头。
Wǒ bàba shì tūtóu.
My father is bald.
最近的理发店在哪里？
Zuìjìn de lǐfàdiàn zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the nearest salon?
Good to know
What is the difference?
Easy to mix up
A useful distinction
短 describes short length, not thin hair. 剪得太短 means cut too short; 得 introduces the result or degree of the cutting.
请不要剪得太短。
Qǐng bú yào jiǎn de tài duǎn.
Not too short, please.
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