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美发师měi fā shī
hairdresser
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
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 | ||
美 | 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 | ||
发 | ||
1. Simplified form of 發 | ||
2. Simplified form of 髮 | ||
發 | fā | |
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) | ||
髮 | 髮 | |
1. (anatomy) hair | ||
頭髮fa - hair | ||
师 | ||
1. Simplified form of 師 | ||
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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