愁眉苦脸

chóu méi kǔ liǎn

looking miserable

Character by character

愁chóu
worried

眉méi
brows

苦kǔ
bitter

脸liǎn
face

别整天愁眉苦脸的。

Stop moping around all day.

Tone: neutral.

Describes a face, so it pairs with 看起来 or 一副愁眉苦脸的样子; 别整天愁眉苦脸的 is a common nudge.

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