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神经

shén jīng · shen jing

Traditional 神經

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. nerve
  2. mental state
  3. (coll.) unhinged
  4. nutjob
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2 examples
01

他(tā)说(shuō)话(huà)太(tài)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)，神(shén)经(jīng)一(yì)直(zhí)绷(bēng)得(de)很(hěn)紧(jǐn)。

He spoke too nervously, and his nerves stayed very tense.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)检(jiǎn)查(chá)后(hòu)发(fā)现(xiàn)他(tā)的(de)视(shì)神(shén)经(jīng)受(shòu)到(dào)了(le)损(sǔn)伤(shāng)。

After an examination, the doctor found that his optic nerve had been damaged.

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