HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · Practice

愁眉苦脸

chóuméi-kǔliǎn

frowning and worried; wearing a sad, troubled look

他一整天愁眉苦脸,好像有心事。

Tā yì zhěng tiān chóuméi-kǔliǎn, hǎoxiàng yǒu xīnshì。

He wore a worried frown all day, as if something was on his mind.

← 稠密chóumì 筹chóu →
脸 liǎn face 苦 kǔ bitter; hard; to suffer (苦) 辛苦 xīnkǔ hard; exhausting; toilsome; to work hard 艰苦 jiānkǔ hard; arduous; difficult; tough; strenuous 脸色 liǎnsè complexion; look; facial expression 酸甜苦辣 suān-tián-kǔ-là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy; the ups and downs of life 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering; painful; miserable 愁 chóu to worry; to be anxious 发愁 fāchóu to worry; to be anxious (about something) 眉毛 méimao eyebrow 吃苦 chīkǔ to endure hardship; to bear hardships 丢脸 diūliǎn to lose face; to be embarrassed
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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