- 烫头发 tàngtóufa to perm hairTo get a permanent wave or to perm someone else's hair.
- 剪头发 jiǎntóufa to get a haircutTo cut hair; to have one's hair cut.
- 头发丝 tóufasī single haira strand of hair from the head
- 头发胡子一把抓 tóufahúziyībǎzhuā one size fits allTo handle different problems with the same method regardless of their specific needs; to try to do everything at once without prioritizing
- 头发菜 tóufacài fat choyA hair-like blue-green alga that grows in the desert regions of northwestern China, such as Qinghai and Gansu, which turns black when dried and is used in Chinese cuisine.