chóu méi kǔ liǎn

Traditional: 愁眉苦臉

HSK 7–9

愁眉苦脸 (chóu méi kǔ liǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable”.

Meanings

  1. 1to look anxious (idiom)
  2. 2to look miserable

Characters in 愁眉苦脸

愁chóu · to worry about眉méi · eyebrow苦kǔ · bitter脸liǎn · face

Related words

脸face痛苦pain辛苦exhausting苦bitter丢脸to lose face脸色complexion愁to worry about眉毛eyebrow脸部face眉eyebrow艰苦difficult脸蛋cheek

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