橫眉豎眼 héng méi shù yǎn

to glare; to scowl fiercely

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to glare
  2. 2. to scowl fiercely

Characters

Character Meaning
橫 héng
horizontal; across; crosswise
眉 méi HSK 5
eyebrow; upper margin
豎 shù
vertical; to erect; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole