眉毛 meaning in English

méimao

eyebrow

HSK 7-9noun13 strokes

Meaning of 眉毛

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

méimao
  1. eyebrow

Measure word: 根

眉毛 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

玛mǎ丽lì有yǒu绿lǜ色sè的de眉méi毛máo。
Mary has green eyebrows.
我wǒ讨tǎo厌yàn我wǒ的de眉méi毛máo。
I hate my eyebrows.
小xiǎo林lín的de眉méi毛máo长zhǎng得de浓nóng,眼yǎn睛jīng又yòu大dà,睫jié毛máo很hěn长zhǎng。
Xiaolin's eyebrows are thick, his eyes are big, and his eyelashes are long.

Stroke order for each character

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眉 méi · eyebrows · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

毛 máo · hair · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 眉毛.

毛病máobìngfault; defect
毛巾máojīntowel
毛衣máoyī(wool) sweater
羽毛球yǔmáoqiúbadminton; shuttlecock
毛笔máobǐwriting brush
愁眉苦脸chóuméi-kǔliǎnto look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
出毛病chū máobìnga problem appears; to break down
眉开眼笑méikāi-yǎnxiàobrows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
一毛不拔yīmáo-bùbá(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom); (fig.) extremely stingy
羽毛yǔmáofeather; plumage
毛骨悚然máogǔsǒngránto have one's hair stand on end (idiom); to feel one's blood run cold
毛利máolìgross profit

Questions about 眉毛

What does 眉毛 mean?

眉毛 (méimao) means "eyebrow" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 眉毛?

眉毛 is made of 2 characters: 眉 (9 strokes), 毛 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 眉毛 an HSK word?

Yes. 眉毛 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.