沙龙

沙龍

shālóng

noun HSK 7 #9,291

Measure Word

一个沙龙 gè

Meanings

1 salon (gathering or discussion)
2 salon (beauty or hair shop)

Characters

sand (phonetic)

dragon (phonetic)

Phonetic transliteration of French 'salon' — the characters are chosen for sound, not meaning.

Examples

她每个月去一次美发沙龙。

Tā měi gè yuè qù yī cì měifà shālóng.

She goes to a hair salon once a month.

学校举办了一场文学沙龙。

Xuéxiào jǔbànle yī chǎng wénxué shālóng.

The school held a literary salon.

Tips

history

沙龙 is a phonetic borrowing from the French word 'salon'. It entered Chinese in the early 20th century and retains both senses: an intellectual gathering and a beauty parlor.

Stroke Order

沙 shā

龙 lóng