头发頭髮 tóufa — hair (on the head)
tóufa (second tone, rising)tou2fa
Traditional: 頭髮
hair (on the head)
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 根
Meanings
hair (on the head)
Hair on the head only — 头 head, 发 hair. In traditional writing the two characters are quite distinct, 頭髮, and 髮 is not the 發 of 发现; simplification merged them, which is worth knowing before reading a traditional text.
noun
Example sentences
- 她的头发又长又黑。她的頭髮又長又黑。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) tóufa (second tone, rising) yòu (fourth tone, falling) cháng (second tone, rising) yòu (fourth tone, falling) hēi. (first tone, high and level)···
Her hair is long and black.
- 他的头发比以前短了。他的頭髮比以前短了。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) tóufa (second tone, rising) bǐ (third tone, dipping) yǐqián (third tone, dipping) duǎn (third tone, dipping) le. (neutral tone)···
His hair is shorter than it used to be.
Common mistakes
Not quite她有很长头发。
Correct她的头发很长。
English says "she has long hair"; Chinese makes the hair the topic and comments on it. 她的头发很长 is the natural sentence, and the same reshaping fits 眼睛, 腿 and 个子.