画眉

畫眉

huàméi

noun #35,101

Measure Word

一只画眉 zhī

Meanings

1 Chinese hwamei (songbird, Garrulax canorus)
2 to paint/draw the eyebrows

Characters

to paint / draw

Examples

HSK 5

她每天早上都会仔细画眉。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu huì zǐxì huàméi.

She carefully draws on her eyebrows every morning.

HSK 7-9

画眉是一种善于鸣叫的鸟。

Huàméi shì yì zhǒng shànyú míngjiào de niǎo.

The hwamei is a bird known for its singing.

Tips

culture

The bird 画眉 is named for the white 'painted brow' stripe over each eye, as if its eyebrows were drawn on with a brush. The same word covers the cosmetic act of drawing eyebrows - both senses share the literal 'paint-eyebrow' meaning.

Stroke Order

画 huà

眉 méi