愁眉苦脸

chóuméi-kǔliǎn

to look worried; to look miserable

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 愁眉苦臉
Dictionary entry

to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable

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愁
眉
苦
脸

See it in sentences

他愁眉苦脸地坐着。

Tā chóuméi-kǔliǎn de zuò zhe.

English

He sat there with a worried face.

你为什么愁眉苦脸？

Nǐ wèi shénme chóuméi-kǔliǎn?

English

Why do you look so miserable?

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愁
眉
苦
脸

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