愁眉苦脸

Traditional (Taiwan): 愁眉苦臉

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

chóuméikǔliǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

    • to look anxious (idiom)
    • to look miserable

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Classifiers (measure words)

to look anxious

to look miserable

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