秀发 (xiù fà) — beautiful hair
Definition
Literary/written noun for 'beautiful, lustrous hair.' More elegant than the everyday 头发, and often used to praise a woman's hair in writing or poetry.
noun
beautiful hair
Measure word · 头
Examples
- 秀发。Tā yǒu yì tóu wū hēi de xiù fà.She has a head of beautiful black hair.
- 秀发。Wēi fēng qīng qīng chuī dòng tā de xiù fà.The gentle breeze softly blew her beautiful hair.
- 秀发。Tā de xiù fà zài yáng guāng xià shǎn shǎn fā guāng.Her beautiful hair sparkled in the sunlight.
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