眉角

méijiǎo

noun

Meanings

1 outer tip of the eyebrow
2 facial expression
3 the knack; the trick of the trade

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

做这一行有很多眉角要学。

Zuò zhè yīháng yǒu hěnduō méijiǎo yào xué.

There are lots of tricks of the trade to learn in this line of work.

HSK 7-9

她眉角微微一扬，显出不悦的神色。

Tā méijiǎo wēiwēi yī yáng, xiǎnchū bùyuè de shénsè.

She raised the corner of her eyebrow slightly, showing displeasure.

Tips

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In Taiwan Mandarin, 眉角 is borrowed from Taiwanese (bâi-kak) and means knack / unspoken know-how - like saying there is a trick to it. In mainland usage it usually keeps the literal meaning of eyebrow corner / facial expression.

Stroke Order

眉 méi

角 jiǎo