抓耳挠腮(zhuā ěr náo sāi): to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks…
4 charactersTrad. 抓耳撓腮
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks…
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zhuā ěr náo sāi
- Meaning
- to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 抓耳撓腮
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 抓耳挠腮 — tap one to open its word page.
zhuā抓zhù住
HSK 3to grab hold of; to capture
zhuā抓jǐn紧
HSK 4to keep a firm grip on
jiāo交tóu头jiē接ěr耳
HSK 7-9to whisper to one another's ear
cì刺ěr耳
HSK 7-9ear-piercing
yuè悦ěr耳
HSK 7-9sweet-sounding
zhǔ主zhuā抓
to be in charge of
zhuā抓qǔ取
to seize
zhuā抓dà大fàng放xiǎo小
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