"To look anxious (idiom)" in Chinese — 愁眉苦脸 (chóu méi kǔ liǎn)

愁

眉

苦

脸

chóu méi kǔ liǎn

to look anxious (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 愁眉苦臉1 example sentence

Definitions

1to look anxious (idiom)
2to look miserable

Stroke order

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愁

眉

苦

脸

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄡˊ

chóu

ㄔ/ chㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄟˊ

méi

ㄇ/ mㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄎㄨˇ

kǔ

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄧㄢˇ

liǎn

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

愁眉苦脸

Simplified

愁眉苦臉

Traditional

Example sentences

See 愁眉苦脸 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

他愁眉苦脸的，一定是遇到麻烦了。
tā chóu méi kǔ liǎn de， yí dìng shì yù dào má fán le。
He looks so miserable; he must have run into trouble.

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Related words

脸

liǎn

face

苦

kǔ

bitter

愁

chóu

to worry about

辛苦

xīn kǔ

exhausting

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

眉毛

méi mao

eyebrow

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

脸盆

liǎn pén

washbowl

脸色

liǎn sè

complexion

笑脸

xiào liǎn

smiling face

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To look anxious (idiom) in Chinese: 愁眉苦脸 (chóu méi kǔ liǎn)