理发 理髮 lǐ fà to get a haircut / to have one's hair done / to cut (sb's) hair / to give (sb) a haircut syn 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 卷发 卷髮 juǎn fà curly hair / to curl hair 美发 美髮 měi fà hairdressing / to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment / beautiful hair syn 汗毛 hàn máo hair / soft hair / down syn 脱发 脫髮 tuō fà to lose one's hair / hair loss / alopecia 短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 发卡 髮卡 fà qiǎ hair grip / hair clip syn 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 银发 銀髮 yín fà silver hair / gray hair syn 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 束发 束髮 shù fà to tie up one's hair / (literary) (of a boy) to be in one's adolescence (in ancient China, boys tied up their hair) 盘头 盤頭 pán tóu to coil hair into a bun / hair worn in bun / turban / hair ornament / to interrogate 电棒 電棒 diàn bàng (coll.) flashlight / (Tw) stun baton / (Tw) hair iron / hair tongs syn 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 发 髮 fà hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3] syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 指 zhǐ finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 头发 頭髮 tóu fa hair (on the head) syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard / mustache or whiskers / facial hair / CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1] / (coll.) bandit syn 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 毛发 毛髮 máo fà hair syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 分头 分頭 fēn tóu separately / severally / parted hair syn 矮子 ǎi zi short person / dwarf syn 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 不便 bù biàn inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash syn 长发 長髮 cháng fà long hair 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 短片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip 短路 duǎn lù short circuit syn 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 毫发 毫髮 háo fà a hair / the slightest syn 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 秀发 秀髮 xiù fà beautiful hair 黑发 黑髮 hēi fà black hair syn 皮毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge syn 发廊 髮廊 fà láng hair salon / hairdresser's shop / CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1] syn 披肩 pī jiān cape / shawl / (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders syn 修整 xiū zhěng to spruce up / to renovate / to tend (a garden) / to groom (one's hair) / to finish (a rough surface) / to trim (a lawn) / to touch up (a photo) syn 发夹 髮夾 fà jiā hair clip syn 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 脱毛 脫毛 tuō máo to lose hair or feathers / to molt / depilation / to shave 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 梳头 梳頭 shū tóu to comb one's hair syn 吹风机 吹風機 chuī fēng jī hair dryer syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye syn 染发 染髮 rǎn fà to dye one's hair / rinse / tint 走失 zǒu shī lost / missing / to lose (sb in one's charge) / to get lost / to wander away / to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc) / to lose meaning (in translation) syn 通融 tōng róng flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan syn 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place syn 平头 平頭 píng tóu closely cropped hair / crew cut / (of people) common / ordinary syn 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 刘海 劉海 liú hǎi bangs / fringe (hair) syn 春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream syn 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short syn 不及 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late syn 毫毛 háo máo fine hair (on the body) / down / (often used figuratively as in 動毫毛|动毫毛[dong4hao2mao2] "to harm sb in the slightest way") syn 冉冉 rǎn rǎn gradually / slowly / (of branches or hair) softly drooping syn 矮胖 ǎi pàng short and stout / dumpy / roly-poly syn 短篇小说 短篇小說 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story 蓬蓬 péng peng overgrown / unkempt (of hair) 鬓角 鬢角 bìn jiǎo sideburns / temples / hair on the temples syn 白发 白髮 bái fà white or gray hair / CL:根[gen1] 惊心动魄 驚心動魄 jīng xīn dòng pò (idiom) heart-stopping / hair-raising / breathtaking syn 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc) syn 一把手 yī bǎ shǒu working hand / member of a work team / participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3]) syn 阿比 ā bǐ Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail) 短程 duǎn chéng short range 露水 lù shuǐ dew / fig. short-lasting / ephemeral syn 速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 卷曲 捲曲 juǎn qū to curl (hair) / to crimp / to roll up / curly syn 短距离 短距離 duǎn jù lí short distance / a stone's throw away syn 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē in short supply / scarce syn 毛囊 máo náng hair follicle 