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脑子 (nǎo zi): Brains (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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脑 • nǎo • brain
nǎo
脑
brain
子 • zi • child, offspring, seed, small thing • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zi
子
child, offspring, seed, small thing
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 脑子.
Words with
脑
电脑
diàn nǎo
computer
大脑
dà nǎo
brain
脑袋
nǎo dai
head; brains
头脑
tóu nǎo
brains
伤脑筋
shāng nǎo jīn
cause somebody a headache; bothersome
脑海
nǎo hǎi
Mind
首脑
shǒu nǎo
head
后脑
hòu nǎo
back of the head, occiput
Words with
子
儿子
ér zi
son
杯子
bēi zi
cup; glass; mug
桌子
zhuō zi
table
椅子
yǐ zi
chair
妻子
qī zi
wife
孩子
hái zi
child; children
本子
běn zi
book
个子
gè zi
height; stature
4.
Example Sentences with 脑子
wǒ
我
de
的
nǎo
脑
zi
子
lǐ
里
yí
一
piàn
片
kòng
空
bái
白
，
xiǎng
想
bù
不
chū
出
dá
答
àn
案
。
My mind is completely blank; I can't think of an answer.
zhè
这
ge
个
wèn
问
tí
题
tài
太
fù
复
zá
杂
le
了
，
wǒ
wǒ
我
gǎn
感
jué
觉
sī
思
lù
路
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
dǔ
堵
sè
塞
wǒ
我
nǎo
脑
zǐ
子
lǐ
里
tū
突
rán
然
mào
冒
chū
出
gè
个
我
de
的
nǎo
脑
zi
子
zhuǎn
转
bú
不
guò
过
lái
来
le
了
。
This problem is too complicated; my brain can't process it.
，
xū
需
yào
要
chū
出
qù
去
zǒu
走
zǒu
走
huàn
换
huàn
换
nǎo
脑
zǐ
子
。
I feel my train of thought is a bit blocked; I need to go out for a walk to clear my head.
niàn
念
tou
头
：
zhōu
周
mò
末
bù
不
rú
如
qù
去
pá
爬
shān
山
ba
吧
？
A thought suddenly popped into my head: how about going hiking this weekend?
