他愁眉苦脸地坐着。
He sat there with a worried face.
愁眉苦脸
to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 愁眉苦臉
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愁
眉
苦
脸
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眉
- 眉毛méimaoeyebrowB6
- 眉开眼笑méikāi-yǎnxiàobrows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idB7
苦
脸
- 脸liǎnfaceB3
- 脸色liǎnsècomplexionB5
- 丢脸diūliǎnto lose faceB7
- 脸颊liǎnjiácheekB7
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你为什么愁眉苦脸？
Why do you look so miserable?