烫头 (tàng tóu) — to get a perm, to perm one's hair

Definition

烫头 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to get a perm' or 'to perm one's hair'. The verb 烫 and the noun 头 (here referring to hair) can split to insert measure words, time expressions, or other elements — for example, 烫了一个头 ('got a perm') or 烫一次头 ('get a perm once'). The action is typically performed at a hair salon. When using it unsplit, it behaves as a single unit.

v.o.

to get a permto perm one's hair

Examples

烫头。
Tā míngtiān yào qù tàng tóu.
She's going to get a perm tomorrow.
烫头。
Wǒ xiǎng tàng tóu yí cì.
I want to get a perm once.
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Tā shàng gè yuè tàng le yí cì tóu.
She got a perm last month.

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