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  1. 1. hair
  2. 2. Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

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Words Containing 发

一言不发
yī yán bù fā

to not say a word (idiom)

出发
chū fā

to set off

出发点
chū fā diǎn

starting point

千钧一发
qiān jūn yī fà

a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)

启发
qǐ fā

to enlighten

容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā

face glowing (idiom); looking radiant

引发
yǐn fā

to lead to

复发
fù fā

to recur (of a disease)

打发
dǎ fa

to dispatch sb to do sth

批发
pī fā

wholesale

揭发
jiē fā

to expose

散发
sàn fā

to distribute

沙发
shā fā

sofa (loanword)

激发
jī fā

to arouse

焕发
huàn fā

to shine

爆发
bào fā

to break out

理发
lǐ fà

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

发布
fā bù

to release

发布会
fā bù huì

news conference

发作
fā zuò

to flare up; to break out

发光
fā guāng

to shine

发出
fā chū

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

发动
fā dòng

to start

发呆
fā dāi

to stare blankly

发射
fā shè

to shoot (a projectile)

发展
fā zhǎn

development

发怒
fā nù

to get angry

发愁
fā chóu

to worry

发愣
fā lèng

to stare blankly; to be in a daze

发愤图强
fā fèn tú qiáng

to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)

发抖
fā dǒu

to tremble

发掘
fā jué

to excavate

发扬
fā yáng

to develop

发扬光大
fā yáng guāng dà

to develop and promote

发挥
fā huī

to display

发放
fā fàng

to provide

发明
fā míng

to invent

发泄
fā xiè

to give vent to (one's feelings)

发源地
fā yuán dì

place of origin

发火
fā huǒ

to catch fire

发炎
fā yán

to become inflamed

发热
fā rè

to have a high temperature

发烧
fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现
fā xiàn

to notice; to become aware of

发生
fā shēng

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

发病
fā bìng

(of an illness) to occur

发票
fā piào

invoice

发育
fā yù

to develop

发脾气
fā pí qì

to get angry

发行
fā xíng

to publish

发表
fā biǎo

to issue

发觉
fā jué

to become aware

发言
fā yán

to make a speech

发言人
fā yán rén

spokesperson

发誓
fā shì

to vow

发财
fā cái

to get rich

发起
fā qǐ

to originate

发起人
fā qǐ rén

proposer

发送
fā sòng

to transmit

发达
fā dá

well-developed; flourishing

发酵
fā jiào

to ferment

发电
fā diàn

to generate electricity

发电机
fā diàn jī

electricity generator

研发
yán fā

research and development

突发
tū fā

to occur suddenly

自发
zì fā

spontaneous

萌发
méng fā

to sprout

蒸发
zhēng fā

to evaporate

诱发
yòu fā

to induce

越发
yuè fā

increasingly

迸发
bèng fā

to burst forth

开发
kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开发区
kāi fā qū

development zone

开发商
kāi fā shāng

developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)

颁发
bān fā

to issue

头发
tóu fa

hair (on the head)

发型
fà xíng

hairstyle

一发而不可收
yī fā ér bù kě shōu

to be impossible to stop once started

一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi

once it gets started there's no stopping it

一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā

to not say a word (idiom)

一触即发
yī chù jí fā

could happen at any moment

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

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

下发
xià fā

to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels

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)

事态发展
shì tài fā zhǎn

course of events

事发地点
shì fā dì diǎn

the scene of the incident

事发时
shì fā shí

the time of the incident

亚洲开发银行
yà zhōu kāi fā yín háng

Asian Development Bank

亚尔发和奥米加
yà ěr fā hé ào mǐ jiā

Alpha and Omega

人间蒸发
rén jiān zhēng fā

to vanish

令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ

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

并发
bìng fā

to be complicated by

并发症
bìng fā zhèng

complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)

借题发挥
jiè tí fā huī

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

假发
jiǎ fà

wig

传发
chuán fā

to order sb to start on a journey

传真发送
chuán zhēn fā sòng

fax transmission

充发
chōng fā

to banish to penal servitude

先发
xiān fā

to take preemptive action

先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén

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

先发投手
xiān fā tóu shǒu

(baseball) starting pitcher

光发送器
guāng fā sòng qì

optical transmitter

全球发展中心
quán qiú fā zhǎn zhōng xīn

Center for Global Development (an environmental think tank)

再发
zài fā

to reissue

再发生
zài fā shēng

to reoccur

再发见
zài fā xiàn

rediscovery

分发
fēn fā

to distribute

剃发令
tì fà lìng

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

剃发留辫
tì fà liú biàn

to shave the head but keep the queue

削发
xuē fà

to shave one's head

剪头发
jiǎn tóu fa

(to get a) haircut

勃发
bó fā

to sprout up

升官发财
shēng guān fā cái

to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)

印发
yìn fā

to publish

即兴发挥
jí xìng fā huī

improvisation

厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā

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

原子能发电站
yuán zǐ néng fā diàn zhàn

atomic power station

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)

可持续发展
kě chí xù fā zhǎn

sustainable development

后发座
hòu fà zuò

Coma Berenices (constellation)

告发
gào fā

to lodge an accusation

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

周润发
zhōu rùn fā

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

哈里发
hā lǐ fā

(loanword) caliph

哈里发塔
hā lǐ fā tǎ

Burj Khalifa, skyscraper in Dubai, 830 m high

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)

商业发票
shāng yè fā piào

commercial invoice

启发式
qǐ fā shì

heuristic

启发法
qǐ fā fǎ

heuristic method

单人沙发
dān rén shā fā

(upholstered) armchair

喷气发动机
pēn qì fā dòng jī

jet engine

喷发
pēn fā

to erupt

吓得发抖
xià dé fā dǒu

to tremble with fear

四大发明
sì dà fā míng

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

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

国家发展改革委
guó jiā fā zhǎn gǎi gé wěi

PRC National Development and Reform Commission

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

国家开发银行
guó jiā kāi fā yín háng

China Development Bank

地热发电厂
dì rè fā diàn chǎng

geothermal electric power station

夕发朝至
xī fā zhāo zhì

to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning

多发性硬化症
duō fā xìng yìng huà zhèng

multiple sclerosis

多发性骨髓瘤
duō fā xìng gǔ suǐ liú

multiple myeloma (medicine)

多发病
duō fā bìng

frequently reoccurring disease

大润发
dà rùn fā

RT Mart (supermarket chain)

大发
dà fā

Daihatsu, Japanese car company

大发雷霆
dà fā léi tíng

to be furious

奋发
fèn fā

to rouse to vigorous action

奋发图强
fèn fā tú qiáng

to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)

始发
shǐ fā

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

寄发
jì fā

to dispatch

寒武爆发
hán wǔ bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

寒武纪大爆发
hán wǔ jì dà bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

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

the Cambrian explosion

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

小发财
xiǎo fā cái

Kei truck

布拉迪斯拉发
bù lā dí sī lā fā

Bratislava

幼发拉底河
yòu fā lā dǐ hé

Euphrates River

延发
yán fā

delayed action

引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā

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

形式发票
xíng shì fā piào

pro forma invoice

形态发生素
xíng tài fā shēng sù

morphogen

征发
zhēng fā

a punitive expedition

怒发冲冠
nù fà chōng guān

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

恐慌发作
kǒng huāng fā zuò

panic attack

恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái

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

闷声发大财
mēn shēng fā dà cái

to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)

愈发
yù fā

all the more

意气风发
yì qì fēng fā

high-spirited

感发
gǎn fā

to move and inspire

懒人沙发
lǎn rén shā fā

beanbag

打发时间
dǎ fā shí jiān

to pass the time

扣发
kòu fā

to deprive

批发价
pī fā jià

wholesale price

批发商
pī fā shāng

a wholesale business

批发业
pī fā yè

wholesale business

技术发展
jì shù fā zhǎn

technological development

抒发
shū fā

to express (an emotion)

披头散发
pī tóu sàn fà

with dishevelled hair (idiom)

拍发
pāi fā

to send

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

Baikonur Cosmodrome

振聋发聩
zhèn lóng fā kuì

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

卷发
juǎn fà

to curl hair

卷发器
juǎn fà qì

hair curler

探幽发微
tàn yōu fā wēi

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

接发
jiē fà

hair extensions

推车发动
tuī chē fā dòng

to push-start (a car)

挥发
huī fā

to volatilize

挥发性
huī fā xìng

volatility

挥发性存储器
huī fā xìng cún chǔ qì

volatile memory

挥发油
huī fā yóu

volatile oil (in general)

播发
bō fā

to broadcast

擢发难数
zhuó fà nán shǔ

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

收发
shōu fā

to receive and send

收发室
shōu fā shì

mail room

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

radiophosphor

整装待发
zhěng zhuāng dài fā

to get ready (for a journey)

新闻发布会
xīn wén fā bù huì

news conference

新闻发言人
xīn wén fā yán rén

spokesman

易挥发
yì huī fā

volatile

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