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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


皺眉頭 To frown is to not only make a frown with your mouth, but also to create 皺 wrinkles on the 頭 head in between the 眉 eyebrows due to furrowing them in discontent.

Usage


別 再 皺眉頭 了, 笑 一 笑 吧!

Stop frowning, smile a little!

他 因為 生氣 而 皺眉頭。

He frowned because he was angry.

當 我 提到 這 件 事 時, 他 皺 了 皺眉頭。

When I mentioned this matter, he frowned.