brain; mind; mental capacity
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2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
mental capacity; thinking ability; brains; intellect
Commonly used in phrases like 动脑筋 (to use one's brain) or 费脑筋 (to take a lot of mental effort).
Tā他
nǎo脑
jīn筋
hěn很
hǎo好
，
shí十
nián年
qián前
de的
shì事
hái还
jì记
de得
qīng清
qīng清
chǔ楚
chǔ楚
。
He has an excellent memory and still remembers things from ten years ago with perfect clarity.
Zhè这
dào道
tí题
hěn很
fèi费
nǎo脑
jīn筋
，
wǒ我
xiǎng想
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
cái才
zuò做
chū出
lái来
。
This problem requires a lot of brainwork; it took me two hours to solve it.
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Yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nán难
yào要
duō多
dòng动
nǎo脑
jīn筋
，
bù不
néng能
guāng光
kào靠
bié别
rén人
bāng帮
máng忙
。
When encountering difficulties, you should use your own brain more and not just rely on others' help.
noun
mentality; mindset; way of thinking; consciousness
Often used to describe conservative or progressive ways of thinking, such as 老脑筋 (old-fashioned thinking) or 脑筋开通 (open-minded).
Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
zhè这
me么
lǎo老
nǎo脑
jīn筋
，
xiàn现
zài在
dōu都
shí什
me么
shí时
dài代
le了
！
Why are you so old-fashioned? Look at what era we are living in now!
Zuò做
fù父
mǔ母
de的
rén人
nǎo脑
jīn筋
yào要
kāi开
tōng通
yī一
xiē些
，
bù不
yào要
tài太
bǎo保
shǒu守
。
As parents, you should be a bit more open-minded and not too conservative.
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Tā他
de的
nǎo脑
jīn筋
zhuǎn转
de得
hěn很
kuài快
，
zǒng总
néng能
gēn跟
shàng上
shí时
dài代
de的
biàn变
huà化
。
His thinking changes quickly, and he can always keep up with the times.