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愁眉锁眼

Word · IdiomTraditional愁眉鎖眼

with knitted brows and sad eyes; look of deep worry

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to look extremely worried and distressed; with knitted brows and sad eyes

literary

This idiom vividly describes a facial expression of deep anxiety or sorrow, where the brows are tightly knitted (锁) and the eyes reflect sadness.

Zì自
cóng从
gōng公
sī司
yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nan难
 ,
tā他
jiù就
zhěng整
rì日
chóu愁
méi眉
suǒ锁
yǎn眼
 ,
yī一
yán言
bù不
fā发
 。

Ever since the company encountered difficulties, he has looked extremely worried all day and hasn't said a word.

Bú不
yào要
wèi为
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
jiù就
chóu愁
méi眉
suǒ锁
yǎn眼
de的
 ,
zǒng总
huì会
yǒu有
bàn办
fǎ法
jiě解
jué决
de的
 。

Don't look so distressed over such a trivial matter; there will always be a way to solve it.

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Tā她
jiē接
dào到
nà那
tōng通
diàn电
huà话
hòu后
 ,
liǎn脸
shàng上
lì立
kè刻
fú浮
xiàn现
chū出
chóu愁
méi眉
suǒ锁
yǎn眼
de的
shén神
qíng情
 。

After receiving that phone call, an expression of deep worry immediately appeared on her face.