脑筋 (nǎo jīn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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脑筋
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(nǎo jīn): Brains (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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脑 • nǎo • brain
nǎo
脑
brain
筋 • jīn • tendon, sinew, muscle • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jīn
筋
tendon, sinew, muscle
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 脑筋.
Words with
脑
电脑
diàn nǎo
computer
大脑
dà nǎo
brain
脑袋
nǎo dai
head; brains
头脑
tóu nǎo
brains
脑子
nǎo zi
brains
伤脑筋
shāng nǎo jīn
cause somebody a headache; bothersome
脑海
nǎo hǎi
Mind
首脑
shǒu nǎo
head
Words with
筋
伤脑筋
shāng nǎo jīn
cause somebody a headache; bothersome
抽筋
chōu jīn
cramp; to have a muscle spasm
筋骨
jīn gǔ
muscles and bones; physique
钢筋
gāng jīn
steel bar, rebar
动脑筋
dòng nǎo jīn
to use one's brain, to think
筋疲力尽
jīn pí lì jìn
exhausted, worn out
4.
Example Sentences with 脑筋
zhè
这
dào
道
tí
题
xū
需
yào
要
dòng
动
nǎo
脑
jīn
筋
cái
才
néng
能
jiě
解
jué
决
。
This problem requires using your brain to solve.
wǒ
我
men
们
kāi
开
dòng
动
nǎo
脑
jīn
筋
，
xiǎng
想
chū
xiě
写
zuò
作
wén
文
shí
时
bù
不
néng
能
chāo
抄
xí
袭
bié
wǒ
我
men
们
kāi
开
dòng
动
nǎo
脑
jīn
筋
，
zhōng
终
yú
出
le
了
yí
一
gè
个
hǎo
好
bàn
办
fǎ
法
。
We used our brains and came up with a good solution.
别
ren
人
de
的
wén
文
zhāng
章
，
yào
要
zì
自
jǐ
己
dòng
动
nǎo
脑
jīn
筋
。
When writing an essay, you cannot copy someone else's work; you need to use your own brain.
于
jiě
解
jué
决
le
了
zhè
这
ge
个
fù
复
zá
杂
de
的
shù
数
xué
学
tí
题
。
We set our minds in motion and finally solved this complex math problem.
