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美发师
měi fā shī



美发师
hairdresser


Definitions

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美发师
     1. Simplified form of 美髮師
美髮師měi髮shī
     1. n. hairdresser, beautician (professional for haircutting or hairstyling)
English > Chinese
hairdresser
     1. 美发师
Components
měi
     1. beautiful; pretty; attractive; good-looking
           美人 - beautiful woman
           香港 的 夜景 真 美 啊! - Hong Kong's nightscape is so beautiful!
     2. delicious; tasty; flavoursome
           美食 - culinary delicacy
     3. good; fine; satisfactory; happy
           美酒 - good wine
           價廉物美 - to be attractive in price and quality
     4. to beautify; to prettify
           美容 - to improve one's appearance
     5. to praise; to commend
     6. (colloquial) to be pleased with oneself
           他 不 就 是shi 得 了 個 一.百 分兒r 嗎?看 把 他 美 得de! - Didn't he just get a one hundred percent? Look at how pleased it made him!
     7. beautiful things; beauty
           藝術 美 - artistic beauty
           曲線 美 -
     8. Short for 美洲 (America (continent))
           南美 - South America
     9. Short for 美國 (United States of America)
           美 籍 華人 - Chinese American
     10. . Mei
     1. Simplified form of 發
     2. Simplified form of 髮
     1. to shoot; to launch
           發射 - to shoot; (of space vehicle) to launch
     2. to issue
           發佈 - to release
           發號施令 - to give orders
     3.    to distribute
     4.   發行xíng - to distribute; to circulate; to issue (securities)
     5.   發 傳單 - to distribute leaflets
     6.   發 工資 - to pay out wages
     7.    to ship; to send for delivery
     8.   發貨 - to ship goods
     9.    to post; to send message
     10.   發電 - to send a telegram
     11.   發 微博 - to post an update to Weibo
     12.   發 推特 - to post an update to Twitter; to tweet
     13.   發 錯 群 - to post to the wrong group
     14.   發 電子郵件 - to send an e-mail
     15.    to publish
     16.   刊發 - to publish (in press media)
     17.   發表 論文 - to publish a research work
     18.    to emit
     19.   發光 - to emit light
     20.   發音 - to pronounce; to vocalise
     21.   煥發 - (figuratively) to radiate
     22.    to escape
     23.   發散sàn - to diverge
     24.   蒸發 - to evaporate
     25.   揮發性 - volatility
     26.    (chiefly of plants or plant parts) to grow out; (of flowers) to blossom
     27.   發芽 - to germinate
     28. to depart; to leave
           始發站 - station of departure
           發 往 北京 的 列車 - train leaving for Beijing
     29. to dispatch
           發兵 - to dispatch troops
           徵發 - to requisition
     30. to expand; to extend; to spread
           發揚 - to promote
           發展 - to develop; to enhance
           發條 - coiled spring; clockwork, lit=expanding strip)
     31.    to rise; to emerge
     32.   發跡 - to rise to prominence
     33.    to gain wealth
     34.   暴發戶 - parvenu/e
     35.   他 發 了le。 - He has made a fortune.
     36.    (of food) to rise, expand, or become porous, especially as a result of leavening
     37.   發糕 - fa gao (a porous rice dessert)
     38.   麵 還沒 發 好。 - The dough has not yet fully risen.
     39. to initiate; to give start to
           發動 - to start (an engine)
           自發 - spontaneous; voluntary, lit=self-initiated
           後發制人 - to overpower the opponent by reacting to their (ill-advised) initiative; to win by not striking the first
           激發 - to stimulate
     40. to generate; to produce
           發電 - to generate electric power
     41. to become; to get into a certain state
           發燒 - to have a fever
           發狂 - to go mad
           發呆 - to be in a daze
           發情 - to be in oestrus
           發覺jué - to become aware
     42. (zh-no-solo) to open; to remove what seals, blocks, or shuts
           發掘 - to excavate; to unearth; (figurative) to develop
           發軔 - to start, lit=to unblock the wheels
           發現 - to discover; discovery
     43. to make manifest; to express; to act out
           發誓 - to swear an oath
           發怒 - to act out one's anger; to hit out
           揭發 - to expose (wrongdoing, scandal, etc.)
           發表 意見 - to express one's opinions
     44. (figurative, of the mind) to make clear; to enlighten; to open up; to stimulate
           發明 - to explain clearly; to invent
           啟發 - to inspire; to enlighten
     45. (slang)
     1. (anatomy) hair
           頭髮fa - hair
     1. Simplified form of 師
shī
     1. (historical, military) division of 2500 soldiers
     2. (military) division; a large body of troops composing part of an army
     3. army; troops; armed force
     4. to dispatch troops; to send troops
     5. the masses; populace; general public
     6. (historical) (A former level of administrative division notionally covering 36,000 households or 1/12 of a province.)
     7. capital city; metropolis
     8. strategist; military adviser
     9. leader; chief; commander; head; captain
     10. teacher; instructor
     11. master; expert; specialist
     12. (Min Dong) to be an expert in; adept at; capable
     13. (Min Dong) (Respectful term of address for an expert in a trade or profession.)
     14. (religion) (Respectful title for monks, nuns and Taoist priests.)
     15. (historical) musician
     16. model; example; fine example
     17. to follow; to imitate; to follow the example of
     18. “Army” (䷆): the seventh hexagram of the I Ching
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