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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.