cù
𫖹
frown; contract; pressing
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to knit; to contract; to frown
literaryDescribes the action of furrowing one's brow, typically due to worry, pain, or deep thought. Also used more broadly for things contracting or drawing together. Primarily a literary/written term.
Tā他
méi眉
tóu头
yī一
cù蹙
，
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
chén沉
sī思
。
He knitted his brows and fell into deep thought.
jí疾
shǒu首
cù蹙
é额
with aching head and knitted brows (describing look of distress or dislike)
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Guó国
shì事
rì日
cù蹙
，
lìng令
rén人
yōu忧
xīn心
。
The affairs of state are becoming increasingly pressing, which is worrying.