Chinese word dictionary

沙发

shāfā · (loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post

Practice word

Word information

Simplified沙发

Traditional沙發

Pinyinshāfā

Part of speech名

HSK 3.03

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

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

沙shā

sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

发fā

to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

How to learn 沙发

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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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

出发chūfā

to set off; to start (on a journey)

发fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)

发烧fāshāo

to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over; (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular

发生fāshēng

to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out

发现fāxiàn

to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery

发展fāzhǎn

development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand