眉间
méi jiān
Pinyin

Definition

眉间
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méi jiān
  1. the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows
  2. glabella

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

méi
  1. 1 eyebrow
  2. 2 upper margin
méi mao
  1. 1 eyebrow
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn]
méi yǎn
  1. 1 brows and eyes
  2. 2 appearance
  3. 3 looks
  4. 4 countenance
méi tóu
  1. 1 brows
měi méi
  1. 1 (coll.) pretty girl
É méi
  1. 1 Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
É méi Shān
  1. 1 Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤[Pǔ xián]
  2. 2 Emeishan city
É méi shān shì
  1. 1 Emeishan county level city in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lè shān], Sichuan
chóu méi bù zhǎn
  1. 1 with a worried frown
rán méi
  1. 1 to burn one's eyebrows
  2. 2 fig. desperately serious situation
huà méi
  1. 1 to apply makeup to the eyebrows
  2. 2 (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
zhòu méi
  1. 1 to frown
  2. 2 to knit one's brow
méi lái yǎn qù
  1. 1 lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes
  2. 2 to exchange flirting glances with sb
méi yǔ
  1. 1 (literary) forehead
  2. 2 countenance
  3. 3 appearance
Méi shān
  1. 1 Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan
méi xīn
  1. 1 (the space) between the eyebrows
méi shāo
  1. 1 tip of brow
méi qīng mù xiù
  1. 1 pretty
  2. 2 with delicate features
méi mù
  1. 1 general facial appearance
  2. 2 features
  3. 3 arrangement
  4. 4 sequence of ideas
  5. 5 logic (of writing)
  6. 6 rough sketch or general idea of things
méi bǐ
  1. 1 eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)

Idioms (16)

不让须眉
bù ràng xū méi
  1. 1 (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
  2. 2 to be a match for men
  3. 3 lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
愁眉苦脸
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
  1. 1 to look anxious (idiom)
  2. 2 to look miserable
慈眉善目
cí méi shàn mù
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
慈眉善眼
cí méi shàn yǎn
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù
  1. 1 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
  2. 2 to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
火烧眉毛
huǒ shāo méi mao
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
白眉赤眼
bái méi chì yǎn
  1. 1 for no reason (idiom)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
  1. 1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
眉来眼去
méi lái yǎn qù
  1. 1 lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes
  2. 2 to exchange flirting glances with sb
眉开眼笑
méi kāi yǎn xiào
  1. 1 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
  2. 2 all smiles
举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
  1. 1 lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
蛾眉皓齿
é méi hào chǐ
  1. 1 beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman
贼眉鼠眼
zéi méi shǔ yǎn
  1. 1 shifty-eyed
  2. 2 crafty-looking (idiom)
迫在眉睫
pò zài méi jié
  1. 1 pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
齐眉
qí méi
  1. 1 mutual respect in marriage
  2. 2 abbr. of idiom 舉案齊眉|举案齐眉[jǔ àn qí méi]

Sample Sentences

再说,手机屏幕那么小,看不清楚字的时候,我们会眯眼,然后眉间纹也出来了。
zài shuō ,shǒujī píngmù nàme xiǎo ,kàn bu qīngchu zì de shíhou ,wǒmen huì mīyǎn ,ránhòu méijiānwén yě chūlái le 。
And what's more, because the screens of cell phones are so small, you have to squint when you can't make out the characters, so your frown lines will become more pronounced too.
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