美发沙龙

美髮沙龍

měifàshālóng

noun

Measure Word

一家美发沙龙 jiā

Meanings

1 hair salon
2 upscale hairdressing salon

Characters

sha (phonetic for 'sa')

long (phonetic for 'lon')

Examples

她每个月都去美发沙龙做护理。

Tā měi gè yuè dōu qù měifà shālóng zuò hùlǐ.

She goes to the hair salon for treatments every month.

这家美发沙龙的发型师手艺很好。

Zhè jiā měifà shālóng de fàxíngshī shǒuyì hěn hǎo.

The stylists at this hair salon are very skilled.

Tips

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美发沙龙 sounds more upscale / Western than the plain 理发店 (barber shop) or 美发店 (hair shop). Think blowouts, color and perms rather than a 20-yuan haircut.

Stroke Order

美 měi

发 fā

沙 shā

龙 lóng