直发

直髮
zhífà
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 straight hair

Examples

Tā yìtóu wū hēi de cháng zhífà.
She has a head of jet-black long straight hair.
Wǒ xiǎng bǎtóu fa lāzhí, huàn ge zhífà zàoxíng.
I want to straighten my hair and switch to a straight-hair look.

Tips

usage
Contrast with 卷发 (juǎnfà, curly hair). At salons you'll hear 拉直 (lāzhí, 'straight perm') and 软化 (ruǎnhuà, 'relaxing treatment') as the main ways to create 直发. Don't confuse with 直发器 (straightening iron).

Stroke Order

zhí