短发

短髮

duǎnfà

noun #14,952

Meanings

1 short hair

Characters

hair (on the head)

Examples

HSK 5

她剪了短发，看起来很精神。

Tā jiǎn le duǎnfà, kànqǐlái hěn jīngshen.

She got a short haircut and looks very sharp.

HSK 6

短发比长发容易打理。

Duǎnfà bǐ chángfà róngyì dǎlǐ.

Short hair is easier to manage than long hair.

Tips

mistakes

The traditional form uses 髮 (hair on the head), not 發 (to send/emit). In simplified Chinese both merged into 发, but the meanings and tones differ: 头发 (hair) vs 发送 (to send).

Stroke Order

短 duǎn

发 fā