眉毛

méimao

noun HSK 7 #6,824

Measure Word

一条眉毛 tiáo

Meanings

1 eyebrow

Characters

Examples

她的眉毛又浓又黑。

Tā de méimao yòu nóng yòu hēi.

Her eyebrows are thick and dark.

他紧张得眉毛都拧在一起了。

Tā jǐnzhāng de méimao dōu nǐng zài yīqǐ le.

He was so nervous that his eyebrows were knitted together.

Tips

usage

The idiom 火烧眉毛 (huǒ shāo méimao, 'fire burning eyebrows') means an extremely urgent situation.

Stroke Order

眉 méi

毛 máo