挑染

tiāorǎn

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

to pick out; select

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

她挑染了几缕金色。

Tā tiāorǎn le jǐ lǚ jīnsè.

She dyed a few strands gold as highlights.

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