méi

眉峰

Word · NounTraditional眉

eyebrow; brow; top margin of a page

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

eyebrow; brow

Refers specifically to the strip of hair above the eye.

Tā她
de的
méi眉
mao毛
yòu又
xì细
yòu又
cháng长
 。

Her eyebrows are thin and long.

Tā他
huà画
le了
méi眉
mao毛
 。

He drew on his eyebrows.

2.

noun

brow (of the eye); forehead near the eyebrows

literary

Often used in idioms describing facial expressions (e.g., frowning).

Tā他
méi眉
tóu头
jǐn紧
zhòu皱
 ，
sì似
hū乎
zài在
sī思
kǎo考
nán难
tí题
 。

His brow was tightly furrowed, as if he was pondering a difficult problem.

xǐ喜
shàng上
méi眉
shāo梢

Joy lights up one's face.

3.

noun

top margin of a page; header

technical

Used in the context of page layout and publishing.

Qǐng请
zài在
yè页
méi眉
chù处
xiě写
shàng上
shū书
míng名
 。

Please write the book title in the page header.

méi眉
pī批

marginal notes