Meaning of 抓耳挠腮
抓耳挠腮 means to scratch one's ears and cheeks in anxiety; anxious and restless; to scratch one's ears and cheeks in delight; beside oneself with joy; ecstatic. Pronounced zhuā ěr náo sāi.
- to scratch one's ears and cheeks in anxiety; anxious and restless
- to scratch one's ears and cheeks in delight; beside oneself with joy; ecstatic
Definitions & Examples
Yǎn眼
kàn看
jié截
zhǐ止
rì日
qī期
jiù就
yào要
dào到
le了
，
tā他
hái还
xiǎng想
bu不
chū出
fāng方
àn案
，
jí急
de得
zhuā抓
ěr耳
náo挠
sāi腮
。
With the deadline fast approaching, he still couldn't come up with a plan and was scratching his ears and cheeks in anxiety.
Zhè这
dào道
tí题
tài太
nán难
le了
，
Xiǎo小
Míng明
zhuā抓
ěr耳
náo挠
sāi腮
xiǎng想
le了
bàn半
tiān天
yě也
méi没
xiǎng想
chū出
lái来
。
This problem was too difficult; Xiao Ming scratched his head and thought for ages but still couldn't solve it.
Tā他
zài在
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
zhuā抓
ěr耳
náo挠
sāi腮
de地
lái来
huí回
duó踱
bù步
，
xiǎn显
rán然
shì是
zài在
wèi为
míng明
tiān天
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
fā发
chóu愁
。
He paced back and forth in the room, scratching his ears and cheeks, obviously worrying about tomorrow's speech.