伤脑筋shāng nǎo jīn
cause somebody a headache; bothersome

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 伤脑筋.
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Character Breakdown

伤脑筋 consists of 3 characters.

How to Use 伤脑筋 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 伤脑筋 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith问题
shāng
nǎo
jīn
de
wèn
neutral
a perplexing problem
Verb + Complementwith让人
ràng
rén
shāng
nǎo
jīn
neutralSpoken
make people feel troubled
Verb + Nounwith
shāng
nǎo
jīn
de
shì
neutral
a troublesome matter
Adverb + Verbwith
hěn
shāng
nǎo
jīn
neutral
very troublesome

Example Sentences with 伤脑筋

zhè
ge
shù
xué
zhēn
shāng
nǎo
jīn
This math problem is really troublesome.
zhè
ge
xiàng
shù
píng
jǐng
shí
zài
lìng
rén
shāng
nǎo
jīn
The technical bottleneck of this project is really causing us a headache.
nán
dào
jué
de
chǔ
zhè
xiē
suǒ
shì
hěn
shāng
nǎo
jīn
ma
Don't you find dealing with these trivial matters quite bothersome?
xuǎn
zhōu
wán
ràng
yǒu
diǎn
shāng
nǎo
jīn
Deciding where to go on the weekend is a bit of a headache for me.
cóng
rèn
wéi
zhè
xiē
de
tán
pàn
huì
ràng
shāng
nǎo
jīn
He never thinks these complicated negotiations will cause him a headache.
yào
mǎn
qiú
yòu
yào
kòng
zhì
chéng
běn
zhè
zhēn
shāng
nǎo
jīn
It's really bothersome to both meet customer demands and control costs.
píng
héng
gōng
zuò
jiā
tíng
shēng
huó
zhè
què
shí
shì
shāng
nǎo
jīn
de
wèn
How to balance work and family life is indeed a perplexing issue.
měi
tiān
jué
dìng
chī
shén
me
wǎn
cān
duì
lái
shuō
yǒu
diǎn
shāng
nǎo
jīn
Deciding what to have for dinner every day is a bit of a headache for me.