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脑海

nǎo hǎi · nao hai

Traditional 腦海

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. the mind
  2. the brain
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A song in my head

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)看着(kànzhe)窗外(chuāngwài)，在(zài)想(xiǎng)什么(shénme)？

    You keep looking out of the window. What are you thinking about?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)脑海(nǎohǎi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)，停不下来(tíngbùxiàlái)。

    There is a song in my head and it will not stop.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)歌(gē)？唱(chàng)一下(yīxià)。

    What song? Sing a bit.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)一句(yījù)，它(tā)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)脑海(nǎohǎi)里(lǐ)转(zhuàn)。

    I only remember one line. It keeps spinning in my head.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)唱出来(chàngchūlái)，我(wǒ)听听(tīngtīng)。

    Sing it out and let me hear.

  6. Dengdeng

    啦啦啦(lalala)！现在(xiànzài)这首(zhèshǒu)歌(gē)也(yě)在(zài)你(nǐ)脑海(nǎohǎi)里(lǐ)了(le)！

    La la la! Now the song is in your head too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)个(gè)绝(jué)妙(miào)的(de)想(xiǎng)法(fǎ)浮(fú)现(xiàn)在(zài)他(tā)的(de)脑(nǎo)海(hǎi)。

A magnificent idea materialized in his mind.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)脑(nǎo)海(hǎi)里(lǐ)不(bù)停(tíng)地(de)翻(fān)腾(téng)着(zhe)这(zhè)个(gè)问(wèn)题(tí)。

I constantly went over this problem in my mind.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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