蹙

cù
  1. to knit (one's brows)
  2. wrinkled (of brows)
  3. to hesitate
  4. distressed

CEDICT

  1. alternative form of 蹴 (“to tread on; to kick”)
  2. to approach; to close in on
  3. to force; to compel
  4. to knit (one's brows)
  5. to shrink; to contract
  6. urgent; critical

Wiktionary

  1. 逼迫、逼近。
  2. 縮減。
  3. 聚攏。
  4. 踩踏。
  5. 踢。
  6. 恭敬的樣子。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

窮蹙 qióngcù
  1. hard-up
  2. in dire straits
  3. desperate
蹙眉 cùméi to frown
顰蹙 píncù
蹙額 cù'é

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皺巴巴 zhòubābā
  1. wrinkled
  2. crumpled
  3. unironed
皺 zhòu
  1. to wrinkle
  2. wrinkled
  3. to crease
湯姆皺著眉頭。

Tom frowned.

Source: Tatoeba

皺褶 zhòuzhě
  1. creased
  2. wrinkled
  3. fold
  4. crease
夷猶 yíyóu to hesitate
犯嘀咕 fàndígu
  1. to hesitate
  2. to have second thoughts
  3. to be concerned
  4. to brood (over sth)
  5. to complain
猶疑 yóuyí to hesitate
猶豫 yóuyù to hesitate
不要猶豫去問問題。

Don't hesitate to ask questions.

Source: Tatoeba

躊躇 chóuchú
  1. to hesitate
  2. (literary) to pace back and forth
  3. (literary) self-satisfied
躊躇不決 chóuchúbùjué
  1. to hesitate
  2. indecisive
遲疑 chíyí to hesitate
首鼠兩端 shǒushǔliǎngduān
  1. (idiom) to hesitate
  2. to remain undecided
躊躇不前 chóuchúbùqián
  1. to hesitate to move forward
  2. to hesitate
  3. to hold back
礙口 àikǒu
  1. to shy to speak out
  2. tongue-tied
  3. to hesitate
  4. too embarrassing for words
逡巡 qūnxún
  1. to draw back
  2. to move back and forth
  3. to hesitate
  4. in an instant
厄 è distressed
格雷厄姆格林是我最喜歡的作家。

Graham Greene is my favorite author.

Source: Tatoeba

怛 dá
  1. distressed
  2. alarmed
  3. shocked
  4. grieved
悽然 qīrán distressed
惄 nì
  1. distressed
  2. famished
憂傷 yōushāng
  1. distressed
  2. laden with grief
开心时，书可以给你增加快乐；忧伤时，书可以给你减少哀愁。

When you are cheerful, books can increase your happiness; when you are sad, books can lessen your sorrow.

Source: Tatoeba

窘 jiǒng
  1. distressed
  2. embarrassed
我窘得想找個洞鑽進去。

I'm so embarrassed I could dig a hole and crawl into it.

Source: Tatoeba

困苦 kùnkǔ
  1. deprivation
  2. distressed
  3. miserable
忡 chōng
  1. grieved
  2. distressed
  3. sad
  4. uneasy
慘怛 cǎndá
  1. grieved
  2. distressed
慘然 cǎnrán
  1. grieved
  2. distressed
慼慼 qīqī
  1. sorrowful
  2. distressed
憂悒 yōuyì
  1. anxious
  2. distressed
  3. burdened with care
狽 bèi
  1. a legendary wolf
  2. distressed
  3. wretched
瘁 cuì
  1. care-worn
  2. distressed
  3. tired
  4. overworked
  5. sick
  6. weary
苦惱 kǔnǎo
  1. vexed
  2. distressed
慬 qín
  1. (literary) brave
  2. worried
  3. distressed
煩冤 fányuān
  1. frustrated
  2. agitated
  3. distressed
悴 cuì
  1. haggard
  2. sad
  3. downcast
  4. distressed
戚戚 qīqī
  1. intimate
  2. closely related
  3. sorrowful
  4. distressed