直发棒

直髮棒

zhífàbàng

noun

Measure Word

一个直发棒 gè

Meanings

1 hair straightener
2 flat iron

Characters

Examples

她每天早上都用直发棒拉一下头发。

Tā měi tiān zǎoshang dōu yòng zhífàbàng lā yíxià tóufa.

She straightens her hair with a flat iron every morning.

这个直发棒升温很快,出门前用很方便。

Zhège zhífàbàng shēngwēn hěn kuài, chūmén qián yòng hěn fāngbiàn.

This straightener heats up quickly — handy to use before heading out.

Tips

usage

发 here is fà (4th tone, 'hair'), not fā (1st tone, 'to send/develop') — so the word is zhífàbàng, never zhífābàng. Compare 卷发棒 (juǎnfàbàng, curling iron) which uses the same 发 reading.

Stroke Order

直 zhí

发 fā

棒 bàng