皱眉

皺眉
zhòuméi
verb #22,569

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Búyào zhòuméi, shìqing huì hǎo qǐlái de.
Don't frown; things will get better.
HSK 5
Tā zhòuméi kàn zhe nà fèn bàogào.
She frowned as she looked at the report.
HSK 7-9
Tā zhòu zhe méi, sìhū hěn fánnǎo.
He was frowning, seemingly troubled.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

皱 zhòu
眉 méi