眉毛 méi mao ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ mei4 mou4 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- eyebrow
- CL: 根 gēn ㄍㄣ
Stroke order
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More words with these characters
眉
- 眉头 眉頭 méi tóu ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ mei4 tau4 brows
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 眉开眼笑 眉開眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mei4 hoi1 ngaan5 siu3 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
- 娥眉 é méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mei4 variant of 蛾眉
- 展眉 zhǎn méi ㄓㄢˇ ㄇㄟˊ zin2 mei4 to beam with joy
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- 峨眉 É méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mei4 (used in place names, notably 峨眉山 Mount Emei in Sichuan)
- 扫眉 掃眉 sǎo méi ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ sou3 mei4 to paint the eyebrows
- 扬眉 揚眉 yáng méi ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˊ joeng4 mei4 to raise eyebrows
- 书眉 書眉 shū méi ㄕㄨ ㄇㄟˊ syu1 mei4 header
- 柳眉 liǔ méi ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄟˊ lau5 mei4 long, shapely eyebrows
- 横眉 橫眉 héng méi ㄏㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ waang4 mei4 to concentrate one's eyebrows
- 燃眉 rán méi ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ jin4 mei4 to burn one's eyebrows
- 画眉 畫眉 huà méi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ waa6 mei4 to apply makeup to the eyebrows
- 皱眉 皺眉 zhòu méi ㄓㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ zau3 mei4 to frown
- 眉宇 méi yǔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄩˇ mei4 jyu5 (literary) forehead
- 眉尖 méi jiān ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ mei4 zim1 eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皱 into a frown)
- 眉山 Méi shān ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢ mei4 saan1 see 眉山市
- 眉心 méi xīn ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ mei4 sam1 (the space) between the eyebrows
- 眉批 méi pī ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄧ mei4 pai1 headnotes
- 眉月 méi yuè ㄇㄟˊ ㄩㄝˋ mei4 jyut6 waxing crescent (moon)
毛
- 毛巾 máo jīn ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ mou4 gan1 towel
- 毛毯 máo tǎn ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄢˇ mou4 taan2 blanket
- 毛病 máo bìng ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ mou4 beng6 fault
- 毛笔 毛筆 máo bǐ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧˇ mou4 bat1 writing brush
- 毛衣 máo yī ㄇㄠˊ ㄧ mou4 ji1 (wool) sweater
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- 出毛病 chū máo bìng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ceot1 mou4 beng6 a problem appears
- 羽毛球 yǔ máo qiú ㄩˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jyu5 mou4 kau4 badminton
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
- 不毛 bù máo ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ bat1 mou4 barren
- 五毛 wǔ máo ㄨˇ ㄇㄠˊ ng5 mou4 fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
- 刚毛 剛毛 gāng máo ㄍㄤ ㄇㄠˊ gong1 mou4 bristle
- 寒毛 hán máo ㄏㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ hon4 mou4 fine hair on the human body
- 屌毛 diǎo máo ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄠˊ (vulgar) male pubic hair
- 耻毛 恥毛 chǐ máo ㄔˇ ㄇㄠˊ ci2 mou4 pubic hair
- 惹毛 rě máo ㄖㄜˇ ㄇㄠˊ je5 mou4 (coll.) to irritate
- 拔毛 bá máo ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ bat6 mou4 to pull out hair
- 换毛 換毛 huàn máo ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄠˊ wun6 mou4 to molt (of birds)
- 搞毛 gǎo máo ㄍㄠˇ ㄇㄠˊ gaau2 mou4 (dialect) what are you doing?
- 棉毛 mián máo ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ min4 mou4 knitted cotton
- 棕毛 zōng máo ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄠˊ zung1 mou4 palm fiber
Idioms with these characters
- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 白首齐眉 白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 不让须眉 不讓鬚眉 bù ràng xū méi ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄤˋ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄟˊ bat1 joeng6 sou1 mei4 (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
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- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù ㄘˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ci4 mei4 sin6 muk6 (idiom) kind-looking; benevolent-looking
- 蛾眉皓齿 蛾眉皓齒 é méi hào chǐ ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄠˋ ㄔˇ ngo4 mei4 hou6 ci2 beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman
- 横眉怒目 橫眉怒目 héng méi nù mù ㄏㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄋㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ waang4 mei4 nou6 muk6 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
- 火烧眉毛 火燒眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ fo2 siu1 mei4 mou4 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
- 剑眉星目 劍眉星目 jiàn méi xīng mù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gim3 mei4 sing1 muk6 (idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
- 举案齐眉 舉案齊眉 jǔ àn qí méi ㄐㄩˇ ㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ geoi2 on3 cai4 mei4 lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
- 爱惜羽毛 愛惜羽毛 ài xī yǔ máo ㄞˋ ㄒㄧ ㄩˇ ㄇㄠˊ oi3 sik1 jyu5 mou4 (idiom) to cherish one's reputation
- 不毛之地 bù máo zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 mou4 zi1 dei6 (idiom) barren land; desert
- 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
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- 多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄠˊ do1 jyu4 ngau4 mou4 lit. as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)
- 鹅毛大雪 鵝毛大雪 é máo dà xuě ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ngo4 mou4 daai6 syut3 goose feather snow (idiom)
- 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fung6 mou4 leon4 gok3 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
- 鸿毛泰岱 鴻毛泰岱 hóng máo tài dài ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ hung4 mou4 taai3 doi6 light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
- 鸿毛泰山 鴻毛泰山 hóng máo Tài Shān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ hung4 mou4 taai3 saan1 lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
- 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄧˊ gai1 mou4 syun3 pei4 lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 讨厌 討厭 我 的 眉毛 。
I hate my eyebrows.
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玛丽 瑪麗 有 绿色 綠色 的 眉毛 。
Mary has green eyebrows.
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小林 的 眉毛 长得 長得 浓 濃 ， 眼睛 又 大 ， 睫毛 很 长 長 。
Xiaolin's eyebrows are thick, his eyes are big, and his eyelashes are long.
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