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眉目

méimù
noun #18,524

Meanings

  1. 1 facial features; appearance
  2. 2 progress; prospect of a solution
  3. 3 general outline; logic (of writing)

Examples

她眉目清秀，很漂亮。
Tā méimù qīngxiù, hěn piàoliang.
She has delicate features and is very pretty.
这件事终于有了眉目。
Zhè jiàn shì zhōngyú yǒu le méimù.
This matter finally has some prospect of resolution.

Tips

usage
眉目 has two main uses: (1) describing facial appearance (眉目如画 = features like a painting), and (2) indicating progress on a matter (有眉目了 = there's a lead/clue now). The second is more common in daily speech.

Stroke Order

眉 méi
目 mù