mind; brains; clue; leader
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3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
mind; brains; intelligence; thinking ability
Refers to a person's mental capacity, ability to think, or intellect.
Tā他
hěn很
yǒu有
tóu头
nǎo脑
，
jīng经
cháng常
néng能
xiǎng想
chū出
hǎo好
bàn办
fǎ法
。
He has a good mind; he can often come up with good solutions.
Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
xū需
yào要
lěng冷
jìng静
de的
tóu头
nǎo脑
lái来
fēn分
xī析
。
This problem requires a cool head to analyze.
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Shèng胜
lì利
chōng冲
hūn昏
le了
tóu头
nǎo脑
。
Victory went to his head.
noun
clue; thread; main lines; order
Refers to the main threads or order of a complex matter, or the beginning of understanding something.
Gāng刚
jiē接
shǒu手
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
wǒ我
hái还
mō摸
bù不
zháo着
tóu头
nǎo脑
。
I just took over this project and I still can't get my head around it.
Tā他
bǎ把
hùn混
luàn乱
de的
zī资
liào料
zhěng整
lǐ理
dé得
hěn很
yǒu有
tóu头
nǎo脑
。
He organized the messy materials in a very logical way.
noun
leader; head; chief
informalUsed colloquially to refer to the person in charge of a group or organization.
Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
men们
tuán团
duì队
de的
tóu头
nǎo脑
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
tīng听
tā他
de的
。
He's the brains of our team; everyone listens to him.
Zhè这
ge个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
de的
tóu头
nǎo脑
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
zhuā抓
huò获
。
The ringleader of this criminal gang has been arrested by the police.