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to have one's head shaved
to take the tonsure
razor
to shave the whole head clean
the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646
spot baldness
shaver
shaving cream
to shave the head but keep the queue
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I should have tried out this electric shaver before buying it.
Source: Tatoeba #819733 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe razor made a buzzing sound.
Source: Tatoeba #8727912 · CC BY 2.0 FRI've decided to shave my head.
Source: Tatoeba #8567052 · CC BY 2.0 FRAs is often the case with him, he went to the office without shaving.
Source: Tatoeba #688258 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.