皱纹 zhòuwén wrinkle
How to remember 皱纹: 皱 wrinkles + 纹 line = wrinkle.
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How it is used
- Wrinkles (on skin, cloth, surfaces) - 脸上的皱纹 (liǎnshàng de zhòuwén) facial wrinkles; 抗皱纹 (anti-wrinkle).
- Most often about aging skin; measure word 道 (一道皱纹). Verb 起皱纹 (to develop wrinkles).
- Distinguish the noun 皱纹 (the wrinkle lines) from the verb 皱 (zhòu, to crease, e.g. 皱眉 to frown).