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眉 méi

eyebrows; upper margin of book

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
目
Type
Ideograph
Made of 尸目 ⿸尸目

Memory hint: Picture of hair 尸 above an eye 目

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  1. 她的眉毛很好看。
    Tā de méimao hěn hǎokàn.
    Her eyebrows look very nice.
    her (particle) eyebrow very good-looking
  2. 你今天画眉毛了吗？
    Nǐ jīntiān huà méimao le ma?
    Did you draw your eyebrows today?
    you today draw eyebrow (particle) (question)
  3. 帮我修一下眉毛吧。
    Bāng wǒ xiū yíxià méimao ba.
    Help me trim my eyebrows.
    help me trim a-bit eyebrow (suggestion)
  4. 他的眉毛不是很浓。
    Tā de méimao bú shì hěn nóng.
    His eyebrows aren't very thick.
    his (particle) eyebrow not is very thick
  5. 化妆的时候，她先画眉毛。
    Huàzhuāng de shíhou, tā xiān huà méimao.
    When putting on makeup, she draws her eyebrows first.
    put-on-makeup (particle) time, she first draw eyebrow

Words with 眉 (1)