沙发 shāfā sofa
How to remember 沙发: 沙 sand + 发 send out = sofa.
Characters
How it is used
- Sofa/couch - a phonetic loan from English 'sofa,' so the characters 沙 (sand) and 发 don't carry meaning here.
- Counted with 张 or 个 - 一张沙发 (yì zhāng shāfā) a sofa.
- Internet slang also uses 沙发 for 'first comment' on a post, punning on the English 'so fast.'
Example sentences
- 沙发很舒服。 Shāfā hěn shūfu.The sofa is quite comfortable.
- 我们想买张沙发。 Wǒmen xiǎng mǎi zhāng shāfā.We would like to buy a sofa.
- 这张沙发是朱红色的。 Zhè zhāng shāfā shì zhūhóngsè de.This sofa is bright red.