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愁眉苦脸

chóuméi-kǔliǎn

Traditional: 愁眉苦臉

to look anxious (idiom)

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Meaning of 愁眉苦脸 in English

chóuméi-kǔliǎnHSK 7–9Syllabus #5965
  1. to look anxious (idiom)
  2. to look miserable

Characters

愁 on its own →
chóu · to worry about

HSK words with 愁

愁HSK 6发愁HSK 6犯愁HSK 7–9忧愁HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 眉

眉毛HSK 6眉开眼笑HSK 7–9
苦 on its own →
kǔ · bitter

HSK words with 苦

苦HSK 4辛苦HSK 4艰苦HSK 5痛苦HSK 5酸甜苦辣HSK 5吃苦HSK 7–9何苦HSK 7–9刻苦HSK 7–9苦难HSK 7–9苦恼HSK 7–9
脸 on its own →
liǎn · face

HSK words with 脸

脸HSK 3脸色HSK 5丢脸HSK 7–9脸颊HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences