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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
眉毛 méimao	眉毛 \| 眉毛* \| *眉毛	eyebrow / CL: 根	HSK 5


眉 méi	眉 \| 眉* \| *眉	eyebrow / upper margin


眉山 Méishān	眉山 \| 眉山* \| *眉山	Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan


皱眉 zhòuméi	皱眉 \| 皱眉* \| *皱眉	to frown / to knit one's brow	皺眉


峨眉 Éméi	峨眉 \| 峨眉* \| *峨眉	(used in place names, notably 峨眉山 Mount Emei in Sichuan)


眉头 méitóu	眉头 \| 眉头* \| *眉头	brows	眉頭


眉宇 méiyǔ	眉宇 \| 眉宇* \| *眉宇	(literary) forehead / countenance / appearance


眉笔 méibǐ	眉笔 \| 眉笔* \| *眉笔	eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)	眉筆


蹙眉 cùméi	蹙眉 \| 蹙眉* \| *蹙眉	to frown


须眉 xūméi	须眉 \| 须眉* \| *须眉	man or men (formal)	鬚眉


画眉 huàméi	画眉 \| 画眉* \| *画眉	to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)	畫眉


横眉竖眼 héngméishùyǎn	横眉竖眼 \| 横眉竖眼* \| *横眉竖眼	to scowl fiercely / to glare	橫眉豎眼


愁眉苦脸 chóuméikǔliǎn	愁眉苦脸 \| 愁眉苦脸* \| *愁眉苦脸	to look anxious (idiom) / to look miserable	愁眉苦臉


眉眼 méiyǎn	眉眼 \| 眉眼* \| *眉眼	brows and eyes / appearance / looks / countenance


迫在眉睫 pòzàiméijié	迫在眉睫 \| 迫在眉睫* \| *迫在眉睫	pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent


眉梢 méishāo	眉梢 \| 眉梢* \| *眉梢	tip of brow


眉心 méixīn	眉心 \| 眉心* \| *眉心	(the space) between the eyebrows


美眉 měiméi	美眉 \| 美眉* \| *美眉	(coll.) pretty girl


燃眉之急 ránméizhījí	燃眉之急 \| 燃眉之急* \| *燃眉之急	lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency


眉来眼去 méiláiyǎnqù	眉来眼去 \| 眉来眼去* \| *眉来眼去	(idiom) to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb	眉來眼去


眉开眼笑 méikāiyǎnxiào	眉开眼笑 \| 眉开眼笑* \| *眉开眼笑	brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy / all smiles	眉開眼笑


眉间 méijiān	眉间 \| 眉间* \| *眉间	the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows / glabella	眉間


柳眉 liǔméi	柳眉 \| 柳眉* \| *柳眉	long, shapely eyebrows


贼眉鼠眼 zéiméishǔyǎn	贼眉鼠眼 \| 贼眉鼠眼* \| *贼眉鼠眼	shifty-eyed / crafty-looking (idiom)	賊眉鼠眼


赤眉 Chìméi	赤眉 \| 赤眉* \| *赤眉	Red Eyebrows, rebel group involved in the overthrow of the Xin dynasty 新朝


眉县 Méi Xiàn	眉县 \| 眉县* \| *眉县	Mei County in Baoji 寶雞｜宝鸡, Shaanxi	眉縣


眉飞色舞 méifēisèwǔ	眉飞色舞 \| 眉飞色舞* \| *眉飞色舞	smiles of exultation / radiant with delight	眉飛色舞


慈眉善目 címéishànmù	慈眉善目 \| 慈眉善目* \| *慈眉善目	kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking / benign-faced


眉清目秀 méiqīngmùxiù	眉清目秀 \| 眉清目秀* \| *眉清目秀	pretty / with delicate features


浓眉大眼 nóngméidàyǎn	浓眉大眼 \| 浓眉大眼* \| *浓眉大眼	thick eyebrows and big eyes	濃眉大眼


蛾眉 éméi	蛾眉 \| 蛾眉* \| *蛾眉	(fig.) beautiful woman


愁眉不展 chóuméibùzhǎn	愁眉不展 \| 愁眉不展* \| *愁眉不展	with a worried frown


挤眉弄眼 jǐméinòngyǎn	挤眉弄眼 \| 挤眉弄眼* \| *挤眉弄眼	to make eyes / to wink	擠眉弄眼


扬眉 yángméi	扬眉 \| 扬眉* \| *扬眉	to raise eyebrows	揚眉


举案齐眉 jǔ'ànqíméi	举案齐眉 \| 举案齐眉* \| *举案齐眉	lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage	舉案齊眉


横眉 héngméi	横眉 \| 横眉* \| *横眉	to concentrate one's eyebrows / to frown / to scowl	橫眉


眉睫 méijié	眉睫 \| 眉睫* \| *眉睫	eyebrows and eyelashes / (fig.) close at hand; urgent; pressing; imperative


眉批 méipī	眉批 \| 眉批* \| *眉批	headnotes / comments or footnotes at top of the page


眉目传情 méimùchuánqíng	眉目传情 \| 眉目传情* \| *眉目传情	to make sheep eyes at / to cast amorous glances at	眉目傳情


火烧眉毛 huǒshāoméimao	火烧眉毛 \| 火烧眉毛* \| *火烧眉毛	lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency	火燒眉毛


柳叶眉 liǔyèméi	柳叶眉 \| 柳叶眉* \| *柳叶眉	see 柳眉	柳葉眉


燃眉 ránméi	燃眉 \| 燃眉* \| *燃眉	to burn one's eyebrows / fig. desperately serious situation


直眉瞪眼 zhíméidèngyǎn	直眉瞪眼 \| 直眉瞪眼* \| *直眉瞪眼	to stare angrily or vacantly


横眉怒目 héngméinùmù	横眉怒目 \| 横眉怒目* \| *横眉怒目	lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes / to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)	橫眉怒目


娥眉 éméi	娥眉 \| 娥眉* \| *娥眉	variant of 蛾眉


白首齐眉 báishǒuqíméi	白首齐眉 \| 白首齐眉* \| *白首齐眉	(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)	白首齊眉


眉端 méiduān	眉端 \| 眉端* \| *眉端	tip of the eyebrows / top margin on a page


黄眉鹀 huángméiwú	黄眉鹀 \| 黄眉鹀* \| *黄眉鹀	(bird species of China) yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)	黃眉鵐


书眉 shūméi	书眉 \| 书眉* \| *书眉	header / top margin on a page	書眉


扫眉 sǎoméi	扫眉 \| 扫眉* \| *扫眉	to paint the eyebrows	掃眉


齐眉 qíméi	齐眉 \| 齐眉* \| *齐眉	mutual respect in marriage / abbr. of idiom 舉案齊眉｜举案齐眉	齊眉


白眉山鹧鸪 báiméishānzhègū	白眉山鹧鸪 \| 白眉山鹧鸪* \| *白眉山鹧鸪	(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)	白眉山鷓鴣


峨眉山 Éméi Shān	峨眉山 \| 峨眉山* \| *峨眉山	Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢｜普贤 / Emeishan city


峨眉山市 Éméishānshì	峨眉山市 \| 峨眉山市* \| *峨眉山市	Emeishan, county-level city in Leshan 樂山｜乐山, Sichuan


颦眉 pínméi	颦眉 \| 颦眉* \| *颦眉	to knit one's brows / to frown	顰眉


眉目 méimù	眉目 \| 眉目* \| *眉目	general facial appearance; features / arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things


眉目 méimu	眉目 \| 眉目* \| *眉目	progress / prospect of solution / sign of positive outcome


眉山市 Méishān Shì	眉山市 \| 眉山市* \| *眉山市	Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan


三道眉草鹀 sāndàoméicǎowú	三道眉草鹀 \| 三道眉草鹀* \| *三道眉草鹀	(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)	三道眉草鵐


不让须眉 bùràngxūméi	不让须眉 \| 不让须眉* \| *不让须眉	(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc / to be a match for men / lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)	不讓鬚眉


丢眉丢眼 diūméidiūyǎn	丢眉丢眼 \| 丢眉丢眼* \| *丢眉丢眼	to wink at sb	丟眉丟眼


丢眉弄色 diūméinòngsè	丢眉弄色 \| 丢眉弄色* \| *丢眉弄色	to wink at sb	丟眉弄色


低眉顺眼 dīméishùnyǎn	低眉顺眼 \| 低眉顺眼* \| *低眉顺眼	docile; submissive	低眉順眼


做眉做眼 zuòméizuòyǎn	做眉做眼 \| 做眉做眼* \| *做眉做眼	to frown


八字眉 bāzìméi	八字眉 \| 八字眉* \| *八字眉	sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"


喜山白眉朱雀 xǐshānbáiméizhūquè	喜山…朱雀 \| 喜山…朱雀* \| *喜山…朱雀	(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)


喜山红眉朱雀 xǐshānhóngméizhūquè	喜山…朱雀 \| 喜山…朱雀* \| *喜山…朱雀	(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)	喜山紅眉朱雀


展眉 zhǎnméi	展眉 \| 展眉* \| *展眉	to beam with joy / all smiles


峨眉柳莺 Éméiliǔyīng	峨眉柳莺 \| 峨眉柳莺* \| *峨眉柳莺	(bird species of China) Emei leaf warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)	峨眉柳鶯


峨眉乡 Éméixiāng	峨眉乡 \| 峨眉乡* \| *峨眉乡	Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣｜新竹县, northwest Taiwan	峨眉鄉


巾帼须眉 jīnguóxūméi	巾帼须眉 \| 巾帼须眉* \| *巾帼须眉	woman with a manly spirit	巾幗鬚眉


慈眉善眼 címéishànyǎn	慈眉善眼 \| 慈眉善眼* \| *慈眉善眼	lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / fig. amiable looking; benign-faced


有眉目 yǒuméimù	有眉目 \| 有眉目* \| *有眉目	to begin to take shape / to be about to materialize


棕眉山岩鹨 zōngméishānyánliù	棕眉山岩鹨 \| 棕眉山岩鹨* \| *棕眉山岩鹨	(bird species of China) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella)	棕眉山岩鷚


棕眉柳莺 zōngméiliǔyīng	棕眉柳莺 \| 棕眉柳莺* \| *棕眉柳莺	(bird species of China) yellow-streaked warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)	棕眉柳鶯


横眉冷对千夫指 héngméilěngduìqiānfūzhǐ	横眉…夫指 \| 横眉…夫指* \| *横眉…夫指	to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun) / to treat with disdain / to defy	橫眉冷對千夫指


横眉立目 héngméilìmù	横眉立目 \| 横眉立目* \| *横眉立目	to scowl and stare down / to defy	橫眉立目


淡灰眉岩鹀 dànhuīméiyánwú	淡灰眉岩鹀 \| 淡灰眉岩鹀* \| *淡灰眉岩鹀	(bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia)	淡灰眉岩鵐


淡眉柳莺 dànméiliǔyīng	淡眉柳莺 \| 淡眉柳莺* \| *淡眉柳莺	(bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei)	淡眉柳鶯


玫红眉朱雀 méihóngméizhūquè	玫红眉朱雀 \| 玫红眉朱雀* \| *玫红眉朱雀	(bird species of China) pink-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa)	玫紅眉朱雀


白眉地鸫 báiméidìdōng	白眉地鸫 \| 白眉地鸫* \| *白眉地鸫	(bird species of China) Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)	白眉地鶇


白眉姬鹟 báiméijīwēng	白眉姬鹟 \| 白眉姬鹟* \| *白眉姬鹟	(bird species of China) yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)	白眉姬鶲


白眉山雀 báiméishānquè	白眉山雀 \| 白眉山雀* \| *白眉山雀	(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)


白眉扇尾鹟 báiméishànwěiwēng	白眉扇尾鹟 \| 白眉扇尾鹟* \| *白眉扇尾鹟	(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)	白眉扇尾鶲


白眉拳 báiméiquán	白眉拳 \| 白眉拳* \| *白眉拳	Pak Mei or Bak Mei - "White Eyebrow" (Chinese Martial Art)


白眉朱雀 báiméizhūquè	白眉朱雀 \| 白眉朱雀* \| *白眉朱雀	(bird species of China) chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)


白眉林鸲 báiméilínqú	白眉林鸲 \| 白眉林鸲* \| *白眉林鸲	(bird species of China) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)	白眉林鴝


白眉棕啄木鸟 báiméizōngzhuómùniǎo	白眉…木鸟 \| 白眉…木鸟* \| *白眉…木鸟	(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)	白眉棕啄木鳥


白眉歌鸫 báiméigēdōng	白眉歌鸫 \| 白眉歌鸫* \| *白眉歌鸫	(bird species of China) redwing (Turdus iliacus)	白眉歌鶇


白眉秧鸡 báiméiyāngjī	白眉秧鸡 \| 白眉秧鸡* \| *白眉秧鸡	(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)	白眉秧雞


白眉蓝姬鹟 báiméilánjīwēng	白眉蓝姬鹟 \| 白眉蓝姬鹟* \| *白眉蓝姬鹟	(bird species of China) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)	白眉藍姬鶲


白眉赤眼 báiméichìyǎn	白眉赤眼 \| 白眉赤眼* \| *白眉赤眼	for no reason (idiom)


白眉雀鹛 báiméiquèméi	白眉雀鹛 \| 白眉雀鹛* \| *白眉雀鹛	(bird species of China) white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus)	白眉雀鶥


白眉鸭 báiméiyā	白眉鸭 \| 白眉鸭* \| *白眉鸭	(bird species of China) garganey (Anas querquedula)	白眉鴨


白眉鹀 báiméiwú	白眉鹀 \| 白眉鹀* \| *白眉鹀	(bird species of China) Tristram's bunting (Emberiza tristrami)	白眉鵐


白眉鸫 báiméidōng	白眉鸫 \| 白眉鸫* \| *白眉鸫	(bird species of China) eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus)	白眉鶇


皱眉头 zhòuméitóu	皱眉头 \| 皱眉头* \| *皱眉头	to scowl / to knit the brows	皺眉頭


眉尖 méijiān	眉尖 \| 眉尖* \| *眉尖	eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皺｜皱 into a frown) / outer tip of an eyebrow


眉心轮 méixīnlún	眉心轮 \| 眉心轮* \| *眉心轮	ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead / also written 眉間輪｜眉间轮	眉心輪


眉月 méiyuè	眉月 \| 眉月* \| *眉月	waxing crescent (moon)

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