zhòu

皱

HSK 7-9Character · Noun · VerbTraditional皺

wrinkle; to wrinkle

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

wrinkle; crease on skin

Refers to lines formed on skin as people age, or on folded objects.

Shàng上
le了
nián年
jì纪
liǎn脸
shàng上
jiù就
huì会
qǐ起
zhòu皱
wén纹
 。

As people get older, wrinkles will appear on their faces.

Tā她
yǎn眼
jiǎo角
de的
zhòu皱
wén纹
hěn很
shēn深
 。

The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes are very deep.

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Zhè这
zhāng张
zhǐ纸
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
zhòu皱
zhé折
 。

This piece of paper has many creases.

Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
yùn熨
dǒu斗
tàng烫
píng平
le了
yī衣
fu服
shàng上
de的
zhòu皱
 。

Mom used an iron to smooth out the creases on the clothes.

Lǎo老
rén人
de的
shǒu手
shàng上
bù布
mǎn满
le了
zhòu皱
wén纹
 。

The old man's hands are covered with wrinkles.

2.

verb

to wrinkle; to crease

Can describe both intentional and accidental formation of wrinkles, often used with body parts like brows.

Méi眉
tóu头
yī一
zhòu皱
 ,
jì计
shàng上
xīn心
lái来
 。

Frowning slightly, a plan comes to mind.

Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
shang裳
bèi被
yā压
zhòu皱
le了
 。

This piece of clothing was crumpled by pressure.

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Tā他
tīng听
dào到
huài坏
xiāo消
xī息
hòu后
zhòu皱
qǐ起
le了
liǎn脸
 。

He frowned after hearing the bad news.

Bié别
bǎ把
bào报
zhǐ纸
róu揉
zhòu皱
le了
 。

Don't crumple the newspaper.

Fēng风
chuī吹
dé得
hú湖
miàn面
zhòu皱
qǐ起
le了
bō波
wén纹
 。

The wind wrinkled the surface of the lake.