Chinese word dictionary

剃发留辫

tì fà liú biàn · to shave the head but keep the queue

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Word information

Simplified剃发留辫

Traditional剃髮留辮

Pinyintì fà liú biàn

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

剃tì

to shave

发fā

to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

留liú

to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;

辫biàn

braid, pigtail, plait; queue

How to learn 剃发留辫

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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