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Barber vocabulary 理发常用语

"I found it hard to tell barbers what style Chinese guys want. They always make me a classical Western type of hair but not suitable for Chinese guys"

Lawrence, China

This week's question is about requesting a certain type of haircut at the barber's.

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Neil goes to the barber's to see if he can find out what a 'Big Uncle' and an 'Airplane' actually are.

Li discovers the style 'short back and sides'. See if you can work it out.

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