Do you know how to say dandruff in Mandarin Chinese?
In this post, let’s learn how to say dandruff in Chinese.
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Before learning about dandruff, let’s learn the following two commonly used Chinese characters:
- 头 (tóu) :head; hair or hair style
- 皮 (pí): skin; leather; hide; fur
How to Say Dandruff?
Here are some of the common ways to say dandruff
- 头皮 (tóu pí): scalp; epicranium
- 头屑 (tóu xiè): dandruff
The above two words can be combined and written as:
- 头皮屑 (tóu pí xiè): dandruff
Example Sentence
- This shampoo is supposed to stop you from getting dandruff.
- Zhè zhǒng xǐ fǎ xiāngbō kěyǐ fángzhǐ tóupí xiè zàishēng.
- 这种洗发香波可以防止头皮屑再生。
Bonus Words:
- 痒 (yang) : itch; tickle
- 痒痒 (yǎng yang): itch
- 头皮痒 (Tóupí yǎng): itchy scalp
- 头皮针 (tóu pí zhēn): scalp acupuncture
- 头皮裂伤 (Tóupí liè shāng) : Scalp laceration; scalp laceration
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-Jia Ming