理发 Getting a Haircut in Chinese

我wǒ的de头发tóufa太tài长cháng了le，我wǒ想xiǎng去qù理发lǐfà。

My hair is too long — I want to get a haircut.

理发店lǐfàdiàn离lí我wǒ家jiā不bù远yuǎn，走路zǒulù五wǔ分钟fēnzhōng就jiù到dào了le。

The barbershop isn't far from home — it's only a five-minute walk.

理发师lǐfàshī问wèn我wǒ：“您nín想xiǎng剪jiǎn短duǎn一点yìdiǎn还是háishi长cháng一点yìdiǎn？”

The barber asked me: "Would you like it cut shorter, or kept a bit longer?"

我wǒ说shuō：“剪jiǎn短duǎn一点yìdiǎn，因为yīnwèi夏天xiàtiān太tài热rè了le。”

I said: "Cut it shorter, because summer is too hot."

过guò了le半个bàn gè小时xiǎoshí，我wǒ的de新xīn发型fàxíng非常fēicháng好看hǎokàn。

After half an hour, my new hairstyle looked great.

剪jiǎn完wán了le头发tóufa，我wǒ照zhào镜子jìngzi，觉得juéde自己zìjǐ更gèng帅shuài了le。

After finishing the haircut, I looked in the mirror and felt more handsome.

理发lǐfà只zhǐ花huā了le五十wǔshí块kuài钱qián，我wǒ觉得juéde很hěn便宜piányi。

The haircut only cost fifty kuai — I think that's cheap.

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Key words 生词

理发店lǐfàdiànbarbershop

理发师lǐfàshībarber; hairdresser

剪jiǎnto cut

发型fàxínghairstyle

帅shuàihandsome

便宜piányicheap

因为…，所以… — because, so

因为 introduces the reason; in casual speech the result can also follow directly without 所以.

因为夏天太热了，我想剪短一点。 — Because summer is too hot, I want to cut it shorter.

V + 完 + 了 — finishing an action

完 right after a verb shows the action is finished; add 了 to mark it as a completed event.

剪完了头发，我很高兴。 — After finishing the haircut, I was happy.

1. Why does the writer want the haircut shorter?

2. How long did the haircut take?

3. How much did the haircut cost?