挑染 (tiāorǎn): to dye highlights (in hair)

Meanings

1 to dye highlights (in hair)
2 to do partial hair coloring

Characters

挑

Examples

她挑染了几缕金色。

Tā tiāorǎn le jǐ lǚ jīnsè.

She dyed a few strands gold as highlights.

挑染比全染更显个性。

Tiāorǎn bǐ quán rǎn gèng xiǎn gèxìng.

Highlights show more personality than dyeing the whole head.

Tips

usage

Hair-salon vocabulary: 挑 (tiāo, to pick/select) + 染 (rǎn, to dye) = pick-out-and-dye, i.e. only specific strands. Contrast with 全染 (quánrǎn, full dye).

Stroke Order

挑 tiāo

染 rǎn

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hair dye cream / hair coloring paste

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dye factory / dye works / dyeing mill

挑选 tiāoxuǎn HSK 4 #3,881

to choose / to select / to pick out

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to choose / to pick / to carry on a shoulder pole

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to challenge / challenge

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challenge match / challenge competition

染发 rǎnfà #18,781

to dye one's hair / hair dyeing