literary

Meaning of 蹙额

蹙额 means to frown; to knit one's brows; to be pressing/urgent; to be in distress. Pronounced cù.

  • to frown; to knit one's brows
  • to be pressing/urgent; to be in distress
  • to shrink; to contract

Definitions & Examples

duì
zhè
de
wán
xiào
shǒu
é
 

He frowned in disgust at the vulgar joke.

Tīng
dào
zhè
xiāo
xi
 
yóu
le
méi
tóu
 

Hearing this news, he involuntarily knitted his brows.

Xiǎo
shuō
zhōng
cháng
yòng
 '
méi
 '
lái
xíng
róng
měi
rén
yōu
chóu
de
yàng
zi
 

In novels, 'frowning eyebrows' is often used to describe the look of a beauty in sorrow.