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大脑

dà nǎo · da nao

Traditional 大腦

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. brain
  2. cerebrum
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Brain not working

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)大脑(dànǎo)好像(hǎoxiàng)不(bù)工作(gōngzuò)了(le)。

    My brain seems to have stopped working.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)昨晚(zuówǎn)睡(shuì)了(le)几个(jǐge)小时(xiǎoshí)？

    How many hours did you sleep last night?

  3. Liangliang

    三个小时(sāngèxiǎoshí)。大脑(dànǎo)需要(xūyào)睡觉(shuìjiào)啊(a)。

    Three hours. A brain needs sleep.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)快(kuài)喝(hē)杯(bēi)咖啡(kāfēi)，让(ràng)大脑(dànǎo)醒一醒(xǐngyīxǐng)。

    Then quickly have a coffee and wake your brain up.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！咦(yí)，大脑(dànǎo)醒了(xǐngle)，可(kě)我(wǒ)忘了(wàngle)要(yào)做什么(zuòshénme)。

    OK! Hey, my brain is awake, but I forgot what I was going to do.

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01

他(tā)的(de)大(dà)脑(nǎo)仍(réng)然(rán)很(hěn)活(huó)跃(yuè)。

His brain is still very active.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

记(jì)忆(yì)是(shì)我(wǒ)们(men)大(dà)脑(nǎo)的(de)一(yì)种(zhǒng)主(zhǔ)要(yào)功(gōng)能(néng)。

Memory is an essential function of our brain.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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