皱眉

皺眉

zhòuméi

verb #22,569

Meanings

1 to frown
2 to knit one's brows
3 to wrinkle one's forehead

Characters

to wrinkle; crinkle

Examples

她皱眉看着那份报告。

Tā zhòuméi kàn zhe nà fèn bàogào.

She frowned as she looked at the report.

他皱着眉头，似乎很烦恼。

Tā zhòu zhe méitou, sìhū hěn fánnǎo.

He was frowning, seemingly troubled.

不要皱眉，事情会好起来的。

Bùyào zhòuméi, shìqing huì hǎo qǐlái de.

Don't frown; things will get better.

Tips

memory

皱 means wrinkled/crinkled (as in 皱纹, wrinkles), and 眉 means eyebrow. To frown is literally to 'wrinkle your eyebrows.'

Stroke Order

皱 zhòu

眉 méi