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to frown

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zhou4mei2tou2 zhòuméitóu

Meaning


Primary

to frown

Alternatives

frown, frowns, frowning, frowned, to furrow the brow, furrow the brow

Mnemonic


皱眉头 To frown is to not only make a frown with your mouth, but also to create 皱 wrinkles on the 头 head in between the 眉 eyebrows due to furrowing them in discontent.

Usage


别 再 皱眉头 了, 笑 一 笑 吧!

Stop frowning, smile a little!

他 因为 生气 而 皱眉头。

He frowned because he was angry.

当 我 提到 这 件 事 时, 他 皱 了 皱眉头。

When I mentioned this matter, he frowned.