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The Chinese word "沙发" (shāfā) is formed through phonetic transliteration from the English word "sofa", with the character "沙" (shā) approximating the sound "so" and "发" (fā) approximating the sound "fa", solely based on auditory resemblance without semantic consideration.

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这个沙发很舒服。

Zhège shāfā hěn shūfu.

This sofa is very comfortable.

我每天坐在沙发上看电视。

Wǒ měitiān zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànshì.

I sit on the sofa and watch TV every day.

妈妈在沙发上放了一个靠垫。

Māma zài shāfā shàng fàng le yīgè kàodiàn.

Mom placed a cushion on the sofa.

客厅里的沙发是去年新买的，颜色很鲜艳。

Kètīng lǐ de shāfā shì qùnián xīn mǎi de, yánsè hěn xiānyàn.

The sofa in the living room was bought new last year, and its color is very bright.

如果沙发不够大，我们就无法邀请那么多客人来聚会。

Rúguǒ shāfā bùgòu dà, wǒmen jiù wúfǎ yāoqǐng nàme duō kèrén lái jùhuì.

If the sofa is not big enough, we won't be able to invite so many guests to the gathering.

Word Definition - 沙发

shā fā (loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiáo],張|张[zhāng]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post

Individual Character Details

沙 shā, shā, shà
发 fā, fà