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头脑

tóu nǎo · tou nao

Traditional 頭腦

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. brains
  2. mind
  3. skull
  4. (fig.) gist (of a matter)
  5. leader
  6. boss
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My head is foggy

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)的(de)头脑(tóunǎo)不太(bùtài)清醒(qīngxǐng)。

    My head isn't very clear today.

  2. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    What happened?

  3. Dengdeng

    昨晚(zuówǎn)只(zhǐ)睡(shuì)了(le)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I only slept three hours last night.

  4. Liangliang

    喝(hē)点(diǎn)咖啡(kāfēi)，头脑(tóunǎo)会(huì)清醒(qīngxǐng)一些(yīxiē)。

    Drink some coffee and your head will clear up a bit.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)喝(hē)了(le)三杯(sānbēi)，头脑(tóunǎo)更(gèng)不(bù)清醒(qīngxǐng)了(le)。

    I've already had three cups and my head is even less clear.

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In a sentence

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01

就(jiù)连(lián)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)头(tóu)脑(nǎo)也(yě)遵(zūn)守(shǒu)物(wù)理(lǐ)法(fǎ)则(zé)。

Even our brains are subject to the laws of physics.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by Luornu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)凭(píng)着(zhe)努(nǔ)力(lì)和(hé)生(shēng)意(yì)头(tóu)脑(nǎo)成(chéng)了(le)富(fù)翁(wēng)。

She became rich by virtue of hard work and good business sense.

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

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头
tóu

head; hair style

脑
nǎo

brain; mind

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