直发

直髮

zhífà

noun

Meanings

1 straight hair

Characters

Examples

她一头乌黑的长直发。

Tā yì tóu wūhēi de cháng zhífà.

She has a head of jet-black long straight hair.

我想把头发拉直，换个直发造型。

Wǒ xiǎng bǎ tóufa lā zhí, 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

直 zhí

发 fā