眉 (méi) — eyebrow (bound form, used in compounds like 眉毛, 眉头); top margin or header of a page (in 页眉, 眉批)
Definition
Bound form rarely used alone; learners meet it mainly in 眉毛 (eyebrow) and the metaphor 眉头 ('brow' = mood). Also appears in book-related terms like 页眉 (page header).
bound form
eyebrow (bound form, used in compounds like 眉毛, 眉头)top margin or header of a page (in 页眉, 眉批)
Examples
- 。Tā měi tiān dōu yào huà méi mao.She draws her eyebrows every day.
- ，。Bié zhòu méi tóu, xiào yi xiào.Don't frown, smile a bit.
- 眉。Qǐng zài yè méi chù xiě shàng nǐ de míng zì.Please write your name in the page header.
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