Definition

1. Verb:
   • To backcomb, to tease (hair): The action of combing hair against its natural direction, typically from the ends toward the roots, to create volume, body, or a specific hairstyle. This technique makes the hair appear fuller or more textured.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy chải bồng tóc để tạo kiểu tóc bouffant. (She backcombed her hair to create a bouffant hairstyle.)
  • Những năm 1960, phụ nữ thường chải bồng tóc rất cao. (In the 1960s, women often teased their hair very high.)
  • Đừng chải bồng tóc quá nhiều vì có thể làm hư tóc. (Don't backcomb your hair too much as it can damage your hair.)

Advanced Usage

• "chải bồng nhẹ": to backcomb lightly, to add subtle volume.
  • Chỉ cần chải bồng nhẹ phần chân tóc là đủ. (Just lightly backcomb the hair at the roots is enough.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bồng (tóc) (noun/adjective): bouffant, puffed-up (hair). Refers to the voluminous hairstyle resulting from backcombing.
  • Kiểu tóc bồng rất thịnh hành một thời. (The bouffant hairstyle was very popular once.)
• Chải ngược (verb phrase): to comb backwards/against the grain. A more descriptive phrase for the action.
  • Chải ngược là bước quan trọng để tạo độ phồng. (Combing against the grain is an important step to create volume.)

Synonyms

• Làm phồng tóc: to volumize hair (a more general term).
• Tạo độ bồng/bồng bềnh cho tóc: to add lift/volume to hair.

Notes on Meaning

• The term 'chải bồng' is specific to hairstyling. It is a compound verb formed from 'chải' (to comb/brush) and 'bồng' (puffed up, bouffant). It describes a specific technique, not general combing.
• While the reference uses the French "crêper," the most accurate and common English equivalents in hairstyling contexts are "to backcomb" or "to tease."