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头发tóu fahair (on the head)

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头发 (tóu fa) means "hair (on the head)." 妈妈的头发很长 says Mom's hair is very long. 孩子的头发不长 says the child's hair is not long. 我的头发很短 says my hair is very short. 爸爸的头发也很短 says Dad's hair is also very short. Each sentence names hair on the head.

What does 头发 mean?

  1. 1.

    hair (on the head)noun

What do the characters in 头发 mean?

  • 头head
  • 发hair

How do you use 头发?

头发 can take 很长 or 很短 when you describe hair on the head.

Patterns

  • 的 + 头发 + 很长

    妈妈的头发很长。

    Māma de tóufa hěn cháng.

    Mom's hair is very long.

  • 头发 + 不长

    孩子的头发不长。

    Háizi de tóufa bù cháng.

    The child's hair is not long.

  • 头发 + 很短

    我的头发很短。

    Wǒ de tóufa hěn duǎn.

    My hair is very short.

What are some examples of 头发 in a sentence?

  1. 妈妈的头发很长。

    Māma de tóufa hěn cháng.

    Mom's hair is very long.

  2. 孩子的头发不长。

    Háizi de tóufa bù cháng.

    The child's hair is not long.

  3. 我的头发很短。

    Wǒ de tóufa hěn duǎn.

    My hair is very short.

  4. 爸爸的头发也很短。

    Bàba de tóufa yě hěn duǎn.

    Dad's hair is also very short.

How is 头发 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    妈妈的头发很长吗?

    Māma de tóufa hěn cháng ma?

    Is Mom's hair very long?

  2. Speaker B:

    妈妈的头发很长。

    Māma de tóufa hěn cháng.

    Mom's hair is very long.

  3. Speaker A:

    孩子的头发也很长吗?

    Háizi de tóufa yě hěn cháng ma?

    Is the child's hair also very long?

  4. Speaker B:

    孩子的头发不长。

    Háizi de tóufa bù cháng.

    The child's hair is not long.

Can you use 头发 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 妈妈的___很长。(Mom's hair is very long.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "The child's hair is not long"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 爸爸的___也很短。(Dad's hair is also very short.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.