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Character · NounTraditional腦

brain; mind; essence; leftover scraps

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Meanings

5 senses · 25 examples
1.

noun

brain; main central nervous organ

Basic biological term, refers to the core organ of the nervous system in humans and animals

Dà大
nǎo脑
shì是
rén人
tǐ体
de的
kòng控
zhì制
zhōng中
xīn心
 。

The cerebrum is the control center of the human body.

Tā他
de的
nǎo脑
bù部
shòu受
dào到
le了
qīng轻
wēi微
sǔn损
shāng伤
 。

He suffered a minor brain injury.

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Zhè这
zhī只
xiǎo小
māo猫
de的
nǎo脑
róng容
liàng量
hěn很
xiǎo小
 。

This kitten has a very small brain capacity.

Yī医
shēng生
zhèng正
zài在
jiǎn检
chá查
bìng病
rén人
de的
nǎo脑
diàn电
bō波
 。

The doctor is checking the patient's brain waves.

Bǔ哺
rǔ乳
dòng动
wù物
de的
nǎo脑
jié结
gòu构
fēi非
cháng常
fù复
zá杂
 。

The brain structure of mammals is very complex.

2.

noun

head; top of an object

informal

Colloquial usage, often used in fixed phrases

Tā他
tàn探
tóu头
tàn探
nǎo脑
de地
zǒu走
jìn进
le了
fáng房
jiān间
 。

He peeked into the room furtively.

Bié别
bǎ把
nǎo脑
dài袋
còu凑
guò过
lái来
 ,
xiǎo小
xīn心
pèng碰
dào到
 。

Don't lean your head over, be careful not to bump it.

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Zhè这
ge个
píng瓶
zi子
de的
nǎo脑
kǒu口
yǒu有
diǎn点
xiǎo小
 。

The neck of this bottle is a bit small.

Tā他
huàng晃
le了
huàng晃
nǎo脑
dài袋
 ,
biǎo表
shì示
tīng听
bù不
dǒng懂
 。

He shook his head, indicating he didn't understand.

Zhè这
zhī只
gǒu狗
yáo摇
zhe着
nǎo脑
dài袋
gēn跟
zài在
zhǔ主
rén人
hòu后
miàn面
 。

The dog wagged its tail and followed its owner closely.

3.

noun

mind; thinking ability

Refers to mental power, thinking or memory ability

Rén人
rén人
dòng动
nǎo脑
 ,
gè个
gè个
dòng动
shǒu手
 ,
dà大
wā挖
shēng生
chǎn产
qián潜
lì力
 。

Everyone uses their brains and uses their hands, we will greatly tap production potential.

Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
děi得
hǎo好
hǎo好
dòng动
dòng动
nǎo脑
cái筋
néng才
jiě能
jué解
 决
 。

We need to think hard to solve this problem.

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Tā他
de的
nǎo脑
zi子
hěn很
líng灵
huó活
 ,
zǒng总
néng能
xiǎng想
chū出
hǎo好
bàn办
fǎ法
 。

He has a sharp mind and always comes up with good ideas.

Nián年
jì纪
dà大
le了
 ,
nǎo脑
zi子
yǒu有
shí时
hou候
huì会
bù不
tài太
hǎo好
shǐ使
 。

As you get older, your mind sometimes doesn't work as well.

Xiě写
zuò作
wén文
yào要
duō多
dòng动
nǎo脑
 ,
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
chāo抄
mó模
bǎn板
 。

You need to think hard when writing essays, don't just copy templates.

4.

noun

essence; concentrated extract

technical

Often used with plant names to refer to their concentrated aromatic extracts

Zhè这
zhòng种
bò薄
he荷
nǎo脑
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zhì制
zuò作
kǒu口
xiāng香
táng糖
 。

This kind of menthol can be used to make chewing gum.

Zhāng樟
nǎo脑
wán丸
kě可
yǐ以
fáng防
zhǐ止
yī衣
fu服
bèi被
chóng虫
zhù蛀
 。

Camphor balls can prevent clothes from being eaten by moths.

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Gōng工
chǎng厂
cóng从
ān桉
shù树
zhōng中
tí提
qǔ取
ān桉
nǎo脑
yòng用
yú于
xiāng香
liào料
shēng生
chǎn产
 。

The factory extracts eucalyptol from eucalyptus for spice production.

Bò薄
he荷
nǎo脑
yǒu有
qīng清
liáng凉
tí提
shén神
de的
zuò作
yòng用
 。

Menthol has the effect of cooling and refreshing the mind.

Zhè这
zhòng种
zhāng樟
nǎo脑
jīng精
yóu油
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
qū驱
wén蚊
 。

This camphor essential oil can be used to repel mosquitoes.

5.

noun

leftover scraps; corner areas

informal

Colloquial fixed phrase usage, referring to small leftover or marginal parts

Tā她
bǎ把
zhēn针
tóu头
xiàn线
nǎo脑
dōu都
shōu收
jìn进
le了
zhēn针
xiàn线
hé盒
lǐ里
 。

She put all the small sewing supplies like needles and threads into the sewing box.

Nóng农
mín民
men们
kāi开
kěn垦
le了
tián田
tóu头
dì地
nǎo脑
de的
huāng荒
dì地
 。

The farmers reclaimed the marginal wasteland at the edges of their fields.

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Tā他
bǎ把
shēng生
huó活
zhōng中
de的
nǎo脑
biān边
jiǎo角
liào料
dōu都
jì记
lù录
zài在
bǐ笔
jì记
běn本
lǐ里
 。

He recorded all the trivial bits of life in his notebook.

Bù不
yào要
xiǎo小
kàn看
zhè这
xiē些
zhēn针
tóu头
xiàn线
nǎo脑
 ,
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
néng能
pài派
shàng上
yòng用
chǎng场
 。

Don't underestimate these small sewing supplies, they can come in handy at critical moments.

Zhè这
kuài块
tián田
nǎo脑
de的
dì地
tǔ土
zhì质
bù不
hǎo好
 ,
chǎn产
liàng量
hěn很
dī低
 。

The soil quality of this marginal field is poor, and the yield is very low.