洗发

洗髮

xǐfà

verb

Meanings

HSK 3

理发店的洗发服务很舒服。

Lǐfàdiàn de xǐfà fúwù hěn shūfu.

The hair-washing service at the barbershop is very relaxing.

HSK 3

我每两天洗发一次。

Wǒ měi liǎng tiān xǐfà yí cì.

I wash my hair every two days.

HSK 5

这款洗发产品对头皮温和。

Zhè kuǎn xǐfà chǎnpǐn duì tóupí wēnhé.

This shampoo product is gentle on the scalp.

usage

Slightly formal / product-label register. Everyday spoken Chinese often says 洗头 (xǐtóu). 洗发水 = shampoo (liquid), 护发素 = conditioner.

mistakes

发 is fà here ('hair'), not fā ('to send'). Traditional 髮 and 發 collapsed into simplified 发, which is why the reading matters.

洗 xǐ

发 fā