染发 (rǎn fà) — to dye one's hair

Definition

A verb-object phrase: 染 ('to dye') + 发 ('hair'), meaning to dye one's hair. It can split with aspect markers or a measure word (染一次发, 染了发).

verb
to dye one's hair

Examples

  • 染发
    Wǒ míng tiān yào qù rǎn fà.
    I want to dye my hair tomorrow.
  • Tā rǎn le yí cì fā, yán sè hěn hǎo kàn.
    She dyed her hair once, and the color is very nice.
  • 染发
    Nǐ rǎn fà le ma?
    Did you dye your hair?

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