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攒眉蹙额
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攒眉蹙额

攒眉蹙额 — “To knit one's brows and wrinkle one's forehead”

攒眉蹙额 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to knit one's brows and wrinkle one's forehead”. To frown with a worried or distressed expression. Literally, “knit eyebrows, wrinkle forehead”.

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攒眉蹙额 Pronunciation and Pinyin

攒眉蹙额 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
攒
cuán19accumulate or save up
眉
méi9eyebrow
蹙
cù18tight; wrinkle; constrained
额
é15forehead, amount, quota

Example Sentence with 攒眉蹙额

听到这个坏消息后,他不由得攒眉蹙额,显得非常担忧。
Upon hearing the bad news, he couldn't help but knit his brows and wrinkle his forehead, looking very worried.

Idioms Related to 攒眉蹙额

Synonyms of 攒眉蹙额

  • zǎn攒méi眉kǔ苦liǎn脸to wear a worried or miserable expression

More idioms starting with 攒

  • cuán攒sān三jù聚wǔ五gather in small groups
  • cuán攒sān三jí集wǔ五gather in small groups
  • cuán攒fēng锋jù聚dí镝to be widely criticized
  • cuán攒líng零hé合zhěng整gather scattered bits to make a whole

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Questions about 攒眉蹙额

What does 攒眉蹙额 mean?

攒眉蹙额 (cuán méi cù é) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to knit one's brows and wrinkle one's forehead”.

How do you pronounce 攒眉蹙额?

攒眉蹙额 is pronounced cuán méi cù é in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 攒眉蹙额 literally mean?

Literally, 攒眉蹙额 means “knit eyebrows, wrinkle forehead”. It is used to mean “to knit one's brows and wrinkle one's forehead”.

What is the Chinese definition of 攒眉蹙额?

攒眉:皱眉。蹙额:皱额头。眉头额头紧皱。形容愁闷的表情。

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