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HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. hair
  2. 2. Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

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Words Containing 发

发案
fā àn

occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act)

新闻发言人
xīn wén fā yán rén

spokesman

理发员
lǐ fà yuán

barber

发表
fā biǎo

to issue

发电
fā diàn

to generate electricity

祝发
zhù fà

to cut one's hair (as part of a minority ritual or in order to become a monk)

发短信
fā duǎn xìn

to text

发声器官
fā shēng qì guān

vocal organs

发动力
fā dòng lì

motive power

银发
yín fà

silver hair; gray hair

自动自发
zì dòng zì fā

(to act) on one's own initiative

即兴发挥
jí xìng fā huī

improvisation

先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén

to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt

发骚
fā sāo

horny

启发式
qǐ fā shì

heuristic

发生率
fā shēng lǜ

rate of occurrence

兴旺发达
xīng wàng fā dá

prosperous and developing

发射井
fā shè jǐng

launching silo

整装待发
zhěng zhuāng dài fā

to get ready (for a journey)

发横财
fā hèng cái

to make easy money

特发性
tè fā xìng

idiopathic

开发区
kāi fā qū

development zone

新闻发布会
xīn wén fā bù huì

news conference

超常发挥
chāo cháng fā huī

to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well

奋发
fèn fā

to rouse to vigorous action

发直
fā zhí

to stare

调发
diào fā

to requisition

普列谢茨克卫星发射场
pǔ liè xiè cí kè wèi xīng fā shè chǎng

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

秀发
xiù fà

beautiful hair

发喉急
fā hóu jí

to get in a rage

破发
pò fā

(of a stock) to fall below the issue price

头发胡子一把抓
tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā

lit. hair and beard all in one stroke

发榜
fā bǎng

to publish a roll-call of successful candidates

发财车
fā cái chē

Kei truck

小发财
xiǎo fā cái

Kei truck

直发板
zhí fà bǎn

see 直髮器|直发器[zhí fà qì]

发售
fā shòu

to sell

发挥
fā huī

to display

发网
fà wǎng

hairnet

发愣
fā lèng

to stare blankly; to be in a daze

大发雷霆
dà fā léi tíng

to be furious

全球发展中心
quán qiú fā zhǎn zhōng xīn

Center for Global Development (an environmental think tank)

发布
fā bù

to release

发表演讲
fā biǎo yǎn jiǎng

to give a speech

发电机
fā diàn jī

electricity generator

联合发表
lián hé fā biǎo

joint statement

发生
fā shēng

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

恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái

May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)

发誓
fā shì

to vow

发放
fā fàng

to provide

触发器
chù fā qì

flip-flop (electronics)

突发
tū fā

to occur suddenly

发火
fā huǒ

to catch fire

火力发电
huǒ lì fā diàn

thermal power generation

白发人送黑发人
bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén

to see one's child die before oneself

再发见
zài fā xiàn

rediscovery

感发
gǎn fā

to move and inspire

再发
zài fā

to reissue

愈发
yù fā

all the more

头脑发胀
tóu nǎo fā zhàng

swelling of the head (physical condition)

接发
jiē fà

hair extensions

发带
fà dài

headband

发兵
fā bīng

to dispatch an army

收发
shōu fā

to receive and send

发棵
fā kē

budding

发展
fā zhǎn

development

发令
fā lìng

to issue an order

发蜡
fà là

pomade

发狂
fā kuáng

crazy

光发送器
guāng fā sòng qì

optical transmitter

蒸发空调
zhēng fā kōng tiáo

evaporative air conditioner

发现号
fā xiàn hào

Space Shuttle Discovery

发昏
fā hūn

to faint

国家发展改革委
guó jiā fā zhǎn gǎi gé wěi

PRC National Development and Reform Commission

发动
fā dòng

to start

发牌
fā pái

to deal (cards)

疾病突发
jí bìng tū fā

outbreak of illness

人间蒸发
rén jiān zhēng fā

to vanish

发烧友
fā shāo yǒu

fan

猝发
cù fā

to occur unexpectedly

懒人沙发
lǎn rén shā fā

beanbag

触发清单
chù fā qīng dān

trigger list

白发
bái fà

white or gray hair

自发对称破缺
zì fā duì chèn pò quē

spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)

发配
fā pèi

to send away to serve a penal sentence

哈里发塔
hā lǐ fā tǎ

Burj Khalifa, skyscraper in Dubai, 830 m high

润发液
rùn fà yè

hair conditioner

发情
fā qíng

oestrus (sexual receptivity in female mammals)

发件人
fā jiàn rén

(mail or email) sender

告发
gào fā

to lodge an accusation

寄发
jì fā

to dispatch

阐发
chǎn fā

to elucidate

单人沙发
dān rén shā fā

(upholstered) armchair

一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi

once it gets started there's no stopping it

正电子发射断层照相术
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè duàn céng zhào xiāng shù

positron emission tomography (PET)

发作性嗜睡病
fā zuò xìng shì shuì bìng

narcolepsy

发迹
fā jì

to make one's mark

发射站
fā shè zhàn

launch pad (for rocket or projectile)

发展研究中心
fā zhǎn yán jiū zhōng xīn

Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution)

发毛
fā máo

to rant and rave

发臭
fā chòu

smelly

上海浦东发展银行
shàng hǎi pǔ dōng fā zhǎn yín háng

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

发箍
fà gū

headband

发贴
fā tiē

to stick sth up (on the wall)

缓发中子
huǎn fā zhōng zǐ

delayed neutron

百发百中
bǎi fā bǎi zhòng

lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits

后发座
hòu fà zuò

Coma Berenices (constellation)

照发
zhào fā

approved for distribution

柴油发动机
chái yóu fā dòng jī

diesel engine

牵一发而动全身
qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn

lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)

先发投手
xiān fā tóu shǒu

(baseball) starting pitcher

发痛
fā tòng

to ache; to be sore; to feel painful

发电厂
fā diàn chǎng

power plant

发绀
fā gàn

cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen in blood)

一发而不可收
yī fā ér bù kě shōu

to be impossible to stop once started

发蒙
fā mēng

to be confused

发球
fā qiú

(tennis etc) to serve

发型设计师
fà xíng shè jì shī

hairstylist

东窗事发
dōng chuāng shì fā

(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)

植发
zhí fà

to get a hair transplant

发式
fà shì

hairstyle

亚尔发和奥米加
yà ěr fā hé ào mǐ jiā

Alpha and Omega

开发商
kāi fā shāng

developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)

发愤
fā fèn

to make a determined effort

发令枪
fā lìng qiāng

starting pistol

首发
shǒu fā

first issue

下发
xià fā

to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels

染发
rǎn fà

to dye one's hair

间不容发
jiān bù róng fà

(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)

发射场
fā shè chǎng

launch site

正电子发射计算机断层
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè jì suàn jī duàn céng

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

国家发展计划委员会
guó jiā fā zhǎn jì huà wěi yuán huì

PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会

发春
fā chūn

in heat

蒸发
zhēng fā

to evaporate

发想
fā xiǎng

to come up with an idea

发型
fà xíng

hairstyle

分发
fēn fā

to distribute

正电子发射体层
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè tǐ céng

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

启发法
qǐ fā fǎ

heuristic method

勃发
bó fā

to sprout up

逗人发笑
dòu rén fā xiào

to make people laugh

发明者
fā míng zhě

inventor

原子能发电站
yuán zǐ néng fā diàn zhàn

atomic power station

发轫
fā rèn

to set (sth) afoot

发麻
fā má

to feel numb

发展中
fā zhǎn zhōng

developing

发汗
fā hàn

to sweat

护发素
hù fà sù

hair conditioner

借题发挥
jiè tí fā huī

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas

耳发
ěr fa

(men) sideburns

束发
shù fà

to tie up one's hair

进发
jìn fā

(of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off

形式发票
xíng shì fā piào

pro forma invoice

发怔
fā zhēng

baffled

发亮
fā liàng

to shine

发财致富
fā cái zhì fù

to become rich

非洲开发银行
fēi zhōu kāi fā yín háng

African Development Bank

举发
jǔ fā

to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)

发语词
fā yǔ cí

form word

技术发展
jì shù fā zhǎn

technological development

发旋
fà xuán

hair whorl

发怵
fā chù

to feel terrified

理发
lǐ fà

to get a haircut; to have one's hair done

金发碧眼
jīn fà bì yǎn

fair-haired and blue-eyed

发烧
fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发困
fā kùn

to get sleepy

挥发
huī fā

to volatilize

联合国开发计划署
lián hé guó kāi fā jì huà shǔ

United Nations Development Program

发送功率
fā sòng gōng lǜ

transmission power

发射器
fā shè qì

radio transmitter

毛发
máo fà

hair

经济合作与发展组织
jīng jì hé zuò yǔ fā zhǎn zǔ zhī

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

周武王姬发
zhōu wǔ wáng jī fā

King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周[xī zhōu] 1046-771 BC

发声法
fā shēng fǎ

intonation

发言人
fā yán rén

spokesperson

复发
fù fā

to recur (of a disease)

擢发难数
zhuó fà nán shǔ

lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom)

发起人
fā qǐ rén

proposer

海洋温差发电
hǎi yáng wēn chā fā diàn

ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

发扬蹈厉
fā yáng dǎo lì

see 發揚踔厲|发扬踔厉[fā yáng chuō lì]

香港贸易发展局
xiāng gǎng mào yì fā zhǎn jú

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

奋发图强
fèn fā tú qiáng

to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)

发酒疯
fā jiǔ fēng

to get wildly drunk

发育生物学
fā yù shēng wù xué

developmental biology

发人深思
fā rén shēn sī

(idiom) thought-provoking

发射机
fā shè jī

transmitter

洗发水
xǐ fà shuǐ

shampoo (liquid)

征发
zhēng fā

a punitive expedition

出发
chū fā

to set off

洋浦经济开发区
yáng pǔ jīng jì kāi fā qū

Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan

灵感触发图
líng gǎn chù fā tú

mind map

发表会
fā biǎo huì

press conference

揭发
jiē fā

to expose

高发人群
gāo fā rén qún

high-risk group (med.)

水力发电
shuǐ lì fā diàn

hydroelectricity

假发
jiǎ fà

wig

正电子发射层析
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè céng xī

positron emission tomography (PET)

发射
fā shè

to shoot (a projectile)

挥发油
huī fā yóu

volatile oil (in general)

发夹
fà jiā

hair clip

发飘
fā piāo

to feel light, as if floating

卷发
juǎn fà

to curl hair

统一发票
tǒng yī fā piào

invoice

涡轮喷气发动机
wō lún pēn qì fā dòng jī

turbojet

火山爆发指数
huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù

volcanic explosivity index (VEI)

发问
fā wèn

to question

发嘘声
fā xū shēng

to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)

激发
jī fā

to arouse

发乳
fà rǔ

hair cream

发扬
fā yáng

to develop

夕发朝至
xī fā zhāo zhì

to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning

发言
fā yán

to make a speech

簌簌发抖
sù sù fā dǒu

shivering

爆发性
bào fā xìng

explosive power

形态发生素
xíng tài fā shēng sù

morphogen

发神经
fā shén jīng

(coll.) to go crazy

补发
bǔ fā

to supply again (sth lost)

发行商
fā xíng shāng

publisher

烫发
tàng fà

perm (hairstyle)

脱发
tuō fà

to lose one's hair

胚胎发生
pēi tāi fā shēng

embryogenesis

发语辞
fā yǔ cí

literary auxiliary particle, comes at the beginning of a sentence

风力发电厂
fēng lì fā diàn chǎng

wind farm

美发师
měi fà shī

hairdresser

发达国
fā dá guó

developed nation

核发电
hé fā diàn

nuclear power generation

容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā

face glowing (idiom); looking radiant

洗发露
xǐ fà lù

shampoo

国家开发银行
guó jiā kāi fā yín háng

China Development Bank

多发性骨髓瘤
duō fā xìng gǔ suǐ liú

multiple myeloma (medicine)

发布会
fā bù huì

news conference

并发
bìng fā

to be complicated by

沙发
shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发人深省
fā rén shēn xǐng

to provide food for thought (idiom)

需要是发明之母
xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ

Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).

发痒
fā yǎng

to tickle

四大发明
sì dà fā míng

the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder

发颤
fā chàn

to shiver

触发
chù fā

to trigger

发情期
fā qíng qī

the breeding season (zool.)

发音体
fā yīn tǐ

sound producing object (soundboard, vibrating string, membrane etc)

发冷
fā lěng

to feel a chill (as an emotional response)

始发
shǐ fā

(of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)

发小
fà xiǎo

(dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with

吓得发抖
xià dé fā dǒu

to tremble with fear

迟发性损伤
chí fā xìng sǔn shāng

delayed lesion

火力发电厂
huǒ lì fā diàn chǎng

fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)

事态发展
shì tài fā zhǎn

course of events

发行额
fā xíng é

(periodical) circulation

发起
fā qǐ

to originate

发胖
fā pàng

to put on weight

诱发
yòu fā

to induce

异频雷达收发机
yì pín léi dá shōu fā jī

transponder

发行
fā xíng

to publish

护发乳
hù fà rǔ

hair conditioner

发尾
fà wěi

hair ends

发声器
fā shēng qì

sound device

发射台
fā shè tái

launchpad

有感而发
yǒu gǎn ér fā

(idiom) to speak from the heart

理发店
lǐ fà diàn

barbershop

发光
fā guāng

to shine

核发电厂
hé fā diàn chǎng

nuclear power plant

发奋有为
fā fèn yǒu wéi

to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)

发交
fā jiāo

to issue and deliver (to people)

秃发
tū fā

a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people

癫痫发作
diān xián fā zuò

epileptic seizure

发条
fā tiáo

spring

鬓发
bìn fà

hair on the temples

发钗
fà chāi

hair clip

厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā

lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)

金发
jīn fà

blond

转发
zhuǎn fā

to transmit

发慌
fā huāng

to become agitated

高发
gāo fā

(of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence

发源地
fā yuán dì

place of origin

蓬头散发
péng tóu sàn fà

disheveled

沙发床
shā fā chuáng

sofa bed

发明创造
fā míng chuàng zào

to invent and innovate

迅速发展
xùn sù fā zhǎn

to develop rapidly

蒸发热
zhēng fā rè

latent heat of evaporation

发动机
fā dòng jī

engine; motor

理发厅
lǐ fà tīng

hairdresser's

发财
fā cái

to get rich

毫发不爽
háo fà bù shuǎng

not to deviate one hair's breadth (idiom)

洗发剂
xǐ fà jì

shampoo

发面
fā miàn

to leaven dough

拍发
pāi fā

to send

周润发
zhōu rùn fā

Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star

发音器官
fā yīn qì guān

vocal organs

发展商
fā zhǎn shāng

(real estate etc) developer

发达
fā dá

well-developed; flourishing

批发商
pī fā shāng

a wholesale business

发觉
fā jué

to become aware

发电站
fā diàn zhàn

power station

发光二极管
fā guāng èr jí guǎn

light-emitting diode

寒武纪大爆发
hán wǔ jì dà bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

瞬发中子
shùn fā zhōng zǐ

prompt neutron

发蒙
fā méng

to teach a child to read and write

签发地点
qiān fā dì diǎn

place of issue (of document)

寒武爆发
hán wǔ bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

毫发
háo fà

a hair

探幽发微
tàn yōu fā wēi

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

发窘
fā jiǒng

to feel embarrassment

发型师
fà xíng shī

hair stylist

发好人卡
fā hǎo rén kǎ

(slang) to reject sb (by labeling them a \nice guy\)

群发
qún fā

to send to multiple recipients; mass mailout

颁发
bān fā

to issue

发祥
fā xiáng

to give rise to (sth good)

发暗
fā àn

to darken

一触即发
yī chù jí fā

could happen at any moment

自发
zì fā

spontaneous

瑟瑟发抖
sè sè fā dǒu

to shiver

发胶
fà jiāo

hair gel

发包
fā bāo

to put out to contract

哈里发帝国
hā lǐ fā dì guó

Caliphate (Islamic empire formed after the death of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德 in 632)

发愤图强
fā fèn tú qiáng

to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)

闷声发大财
mēn shēng fā dà cái

to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)

发脾气
fā pí qì

to get angry

头发
tóu fa

hair (on the head)

洗发皂
xǐ fà zào

shampoo

发晕
fā yūn

to feel dizzy

千钧一发
qiān jūn yī fà

a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)

直发器
zhí fà qì

hair straightener

发端
fā duān

to originate; to initiate

洗发精
xǐ fà jīng

shampoo

怒发冲冠
nù fà chōng guān

lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)

发达国家
fā dá guó jiā

developed nation

榴弹发射器
liú dàn fā shè qì

grenade launcher

鬒发
zhěn fà

luxuriant black hair

发射星云
fā shè xīng yún

radiant nebula

充发
chōng fā

to banish to penal servitude

并发症
bìng fā zhèng

complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)

发文
fā wén

to issue a document

发运
fā yùn

(of goods) to dispatch

哈里发
hā lǐ fā

(loanword) caliph

发送
fā sòng

to transmit

传真发送
chuán zhēn fā sòng

fax transmission

令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ

(idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing

发粉
fā fěn

baking powder

发热
fā rè

to have a high temperature

发呆
fā dāi

to stare blankly

虚发
xū fā

to miss the target (with a bullet or an arrow)

发聋振聩
fā lóng zhèn kuì

lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

批发
pī fā

wholesale

批发业
pī fā yè

wholesale business

拜科努尔航天发射基地
bài kē nǔ ěr háng tiān fā shè jī dì

Baikonur Cosmodrome

削发
xuē fà

to shave one's head

经济发展
jīng jì fā zhǎn

economic development

发作
fā zuò

to flare up; to break out

大发
dà fā

Daihatsu, Japanese car company

发泄
fā xiè

to give vent to (one's feelings)

发绺
fà liǔ

tresses

先发
xiān fā

to take preemptive action

发卡
fā kǎ

to issue a card

布拉迪斯拉发
bù lā dí sī lā fā

Bratislava

发信
fā xìn

to post a letter

启发
qǐ fā

to enlighten

发热伴血小板减少综合征
fā rè bàn xuè xiǎo bǎn jiǎn shǎo zōng hé zhēng

severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)

肌肉发达
jī ròu fā dá

muscular

发脆
fā cuì

to become brittle

发力
fā lì

to exert oneself; to apply force

发卷
fà juǎn

hair roller

群发性地震
qún fā xìng dì zhèn

earthquake swarm

萌发
méng fā

to sprout

国家发展和改革委员会
guó jiā fā zhǎn hé gǎi gé wěi yuán huì

PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003

研发
yán fā

research and development

发行人
fā xíng rén

publisher

意气风发
yì qì fēng fā

high-spirited

秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān

beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)

益发
yì fā

increasingly

签发
qiān fā

to issue (a document)

卷发器
juǎn fà qì

hair curler

软件开发人员
ruǎn jiàn kāi fā rén yuán

software developer

洗发乳
xǐ fà rǔ

shampoo

发明
fā míng

to invent

出发点
chū fā diǎn

starting point

发源
fā yuán

to rise

发掘
fā jué

to excavate

发牢骚
fā láo sāo

to whine

一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā

to not say a word (idiom)

引发
yǐn fā

to lead to

赌咒发誓
dǔ zhòu fā shì

to vow

发育
fā yù

to develop

开发周期
kāi fā zhōu qī

development cycle

发蔫
fā niān

to wilt

扣发
kòu fā

to deprive

亚洲开发银行
yà zhōu kāi fā yín háng

Asian Development Bank

引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā

to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action

寒武纪生命大爆发
hán wǔ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

连发
lián fā

to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession

有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

发泡剂
fā pào jì

foaming agent

发出
fā chū

to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch

发烫
fā tàng

burning hot

发家
fā jiā

to lay down a family fortune

喷发
pēn fā

to erupt

开发人员
kāi fā rén yuán

developer

不悱不发
bù fěi bù fā

a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)

蓄势待发
xù shì dài fā

to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc

发难
fā nàn

to rise in revolt

挥发性存储器
huī fā xìng cún chǔ qì

volatile memory

华发
huá fà

(literary) gray hair

突发事件
tū fā shì jiàn

emergency

头脑简单四肢发达
tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá

all brawn no brains

发现
fā xiàn

to notice; to become aware of

经济协力开发机构
jīng jì xié lì kāi fā jī gòu

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

发奖
fā jiǎng

to award a prize

开发银行
kāi fā yín háng

development bank

发气
fā qì

to get angry

发梢
fà shāo

hair ends

发芽
fā yá

to germinate

隐忍不发
yǐn rěn bù fā

to keep one's emotions inside oneself

对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

发行备忘录
fā xíng bèi wàng lù

offering memorandum (for public stock issue)

多发病
duō fā bìng

frequently reoccurring disease

发虚
fā xū

to feel weak

润发露
rùn fà lù

hair conditioner

自发粉
zì fā fěn

self-rising flour

发辫
fà biàn

braid

焕发
huàn fā

to shine

发愿
fā yuàn

to vow

暴发户
bào fā hù

newly rich

商业发票
shāng yè fā piào

commercial invoice

无线电收发机
wú xiàn diàn shōu fā jī

transceiver

振聋发聩
zhèn lóng fā kuì

lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

直发
zhí fà

straight hair

发刊词
fā kān cí

foreword

抒发
shū fā

to express (an emotion)

发髻
fà jì

hair worn in a bun or coil

须发
xū fà

hair and beard

发言中肯
fā yán zhòng kěn

to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

升官发财
shēng guān fā cái

to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)

发包
fà bāo

bun hair extension

发生关系
fā shēng guān xi

to have sexual relations with sb

涡轮轴发动机
wō lún zhóu fā dòng jī

turboshaft

开发者
kāi fā zhě

developer

发笑
fā xiào

to burst out laughing

群发性头痛
qún fā xìng tóu tòng

cluster headache

发帖
fā tiě

to post (an item on a forum)

发散
fā sàn

to disperse

瞬发辐射
shùn fā fú shè

prompt radiation

发出指示
fā chū zhǐ shì

to issue instructions

发稿
fā gǎo

(of a publisher) to send a manuscript off to the printer

发簪
fà zān

hairpin

发行红利股
fā xíng hóng lì gǔ

a bonus issue (a form of dividend payment)

发白
fā bái

to turn pale

迸发出
bèng fā chū

to burst forth

发菜
fà cài

long thread moss (Nostoc flagelliforme), an edible algae

散发
sàn fā

to distribute

精神焕发
jīng shén huàn fā

in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor

火山爆发
huǒ shān bào fā

volcanic eruption

传发
chuán fā

to order sb to start on a journey

迸发
bèng fā

to burst forth

发冠卷尾
fà guān juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

美发
měi fà

hairdressing

恐慌发作
kǒng huāng fā zuò

panic attack

发屋
fà wū

barbershop

洗发粉
xǐ fà fěn

shampoo powder

事发地点
shì fā dì diǎn

the scene of the incident

发积
fā jī

see 發跡|发迹[fā jì]

延发
yán fā

delayed action

发展中国家
fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā

developing country

发红
fā hóng

to turn red

收发室
shōu fā shì

mail room

发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí

so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)

发射机应答器
fā shè jī yìng dá qì

transponder

多发性硬化症
duō fā xìng yìng huà zhèng

multiple sclerosis

案发
àn fā

(of a crime) to occur

发音
fā yīn

to pronounce

发薪
fā xīn

to pay wages or salary

发脚
fà jiǎo

a length of hair

原发性进行性失语
yuán fā xìng jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ

primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia)

发急
fā jí

to fret

发酵
fā jiào

to ferment

发薪日
fā xīn rì

payday

发奋图强
fā fèn tú qiáng

to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better

发奋
fā fèn

to make an effort

一言不发
yī yán bù fā

to not say a word (idiom)

汽轮发电机
qì lún fā diàn jī

steam turbine electric generator

发妻
fà qī

first wife

发软
fā ruǎn

to weaken

发育期
fā yù qī

puberty

发送器
fā sòng qì

transmitter

结发
jié fà

(in former times) to bind one's hair on coming of age

发货
fā huò

to dispatch

发福
fā fú

to put on weight

发自
fā zì

to evolve from

大润发
dà rùn fā

RT Mart (supermarket chain)

发疯
fā fēng

to go mad

发丝
fà sī

hair (on the head)

发光强度
fā guāng qiáng dù

luminous intensity

款到发货
kuǎn dào fā huò

dispatch upon receipt of payment

自发电位
zì fā diàn wèi

electroencephalogram (EEG)

发脱口齿
fā tuō kǒu chǐ

diction

生发
shēng fā

to emerge and grow

发扬光大
fā yáng guāng dà

to develop and promote

放射性发光材料
fàng shè xìng fā guāng cái liào

radiophosphor

突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng

suddenly have a thought (idiom)

印发
yìn fā

to publish

可持续发展
kě chí xù fā zhǎn

sustainable development

发车
fā chē

departure (of a coach or train)

发言权
fā yán quán

the right of speech

发现物
fā xiàn wù

a find

剪头发
jiǎn tóu fa

(to get a) haircut

发病率
fā bìng lǜ

incidence of a disease

发票
fā piào

invoice

暴发
bào fā

to break out (of disease etc)

发报
fā bào

to send a message

播发
bō fā

to broadcast

发卡
fà qiǎ

hair grip

发刊
fā kān

to publish

发声
fā shēng

vocal

批发价
pī fā jià

wholesale price

挥发性
huī fā xìng

volatility

发扬踔厉
fā yáng chuō lì

to be full of vigor (idiom)

发工资日
fā gōng zī rì

payday

披头散发
pī tóu sàn fà

with dishevelled hair (idiom)

开发过程
kāi fā guò chéng

development process

越发
yuè fā

increasingly

触发引信
chù fā yǐn xìn

an impact detonator

发落
fā luò

to deal with (an offender)

软件开发
ruǎn jiàn kāi fā

software development

易挥发
yì huī fā

volatile

续发感染
xù fā gǎn rǎn

secondary infection

沙发客
shā fā kè

couchsurfing

科学发展观
kē xué fā zhǎn guān

Scientific Outlook on Development, a guiding principle for the CCP attributed to Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛[hú jǐn tāo], incorporated into the Constitution of the CCP in 2007

幼发拉底河
yòu fā lā dǐ hé

Euphrates River

发报人
fā bào rén

sender (of a message)

水力发电站
shuǐ lì fā diàn zhàn

hydroelectric power plant

案发现场
àn fā xiàn chǎng

crime scene

理发师
lǐ fà shī

barber; hairdresser

再发生
zài fā shēng

to reoccur

地热发电厂
dì rè fā diàn chǎng

geothermal electric power station

发明人
fā míng rén

inventor

染发剂
rǎn fà jì

hair dye

发指眦裂
fà zhǐ zì liè

hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged

爆发
bào fā

to break out

发泡
fā pào

to produce foam

理发院
lǐ fà yuàn

barbershop

剃发令
tì fà lìng

the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

发达地区
fā dá dì qū

developed area

喷气发动机
pēn qì fā dòng jī

jet engine

打发时间
dǎ fā shí jiān

to pass the time

点发
diǎn fā

to fire in bursts

配发
pèi fā

to issue

发懵
fā měng

to feel dizzy

发炎
fā yán

to become inflamed

发电量
fā diàn liàng

(power station, solar panel etc) output or capacity

剃发留辫
tì fà liú biàn

to shave the head but keep the queue

发怒
fā nù

to get angry

发抖
fā dǒu

to tremble

开发环境
kāi fā huán jìng

development environment (computer)

发泡胶
fā pào jiāo

expanded polystyrene (EPS)

发回
fā huí

to send back

推车发动
tuī chē fā dòng

to push-start (a car)

甜得发腻
tián de fā nì

lovey-dovey

开发
kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

发病
fā bìng

(of an illness) to occur

发胀
fā zhàng

to swell up

发廊
fà láng

hair salon

发祥地
fā xiáng dì

the birthplace (of sth good)

生发剂
shēng fà jì

hair restorer

长发
cháng fà

long hair

泡发
pào fā

to reconstitute (dried mushrooms, seaweed etc)

黑发
hēi fà

black hair

发号施令
fā hào shī lìng

to boss people around (idiom)

烫头发
tàng tóu fa

perm

发愁
fā chóu

to worry

发飙
fā biāo

to flip out

签发日期
qiān fā rì qī

date of issue (of document)

发给
fā gěi

to issue

发明家
fā míng jiā

inventor

事发时
shì fā shí

the time of the incident

打发
dǎ fa

to dispatch sb to do sth

发球区
fā qiú qū

teeing ground (golf)