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méi

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méi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
méi | mei2
English translation
eyebrow
upper margin
eyebrows; upper margin of book

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About méi

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

méi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Picture of hair  shī  above an eye 

Etymology of méi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

尸目

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Example sentences using méi

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Wén dào zhè 令人 lìng rén 作呕 zuò ǒu de 气味 qìwèi ,皱眉 zhòu méi é .

He screwed up his face at the nasty smell.

横眉冷对千夫指 héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ , 俯首甘为孺子牛.

Fierce - browed , I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers ; headbowed , like a willing ox I serve the children.

人工 réngōng yǒu Chí , méi wān 丹霞 Dān xiá jìng .

There are man - made lake Chi Yu Ye , Mei Wan, Lake, quiet park.

zài xiǎng shí jiù 皱起 zhòu qǐ 眉头 méi tóu .

He knits his brows when he is thinking hard.

人们 rén men 脸上 shì 阴沉沉 yīn chén chén de ,愁眉不展 chóu méi bù zhǎn , 反映 fǎnyìng zhāo 凄楚 qī chǔ de 心情 xīnqíng .

It looked on downcast faces, the images of mournful hearts.

Words with méi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
méi eyebrow méi
眉毛 méimao eyebrow眉毛 méimao
眉头 méi tóu brows眉頭
皱眉 zhòu méi to frown皺眉
迫在眉睫 pò zài méi jié pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent迫在眉睫 pò zài méi jié
眉目 méi mù features眉目 méi mù
皱眉头 zhòu méi tóu to scowl皺眉頭
美眉 měi méi (coll.) pretty girl美眉 měi méi
愁眉不展 chóu méi bù zhǎn with a worried frown愁眉不展 chóu méi bù zhǎn
画眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows畫眉
燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí extreme emergency燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí
峨眉 É méi Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县 Xīn zhú Xiàn [Xīn​zhú​Xiàn], northwest Taiwan峨眉 É méi
眉心 méi xīn (the space) between the eyebrows眉心 méi xīn
峨眉山 É méi Shān Emeishan city峨眉山 É méi Shān
愁眉苦脸 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom)愁眉苦臉
眉眼 méi yǎn looks眉眼 méi yǎn
眉笔 méi bǐ eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)眉筆
须眉 xū méi man or men (formal)鬚眉
眉飞色舞 méi fēi sè wǔ smiles of exultation眉飛色舞
挤眉弄眼 jǐ méi nòng yǎn to make eyes擠眉弄眼
眉梢 méi shāo tip of brow眉梢 méi shāo
蹙眉 cù méi to frown蹙眉 cù méi
眉开眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào all smiles眉開眼笑

méi Decomposition & Compounds

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méi Decomposition

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méi Compounds

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