抓耳挠腮 Traditional 抓耳撓腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi 🔊 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's… + Keep this word Meanings zhuā ěr náo sāi 抓耳撓腮 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom) Its characters 抓zhuāto grabHSK 5耳ěrear挠náoto scratchHSK 7–9腮sāicheek