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脑袋

nǎo dai · nao dai

Traditional 腦袋

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure words: 颗 kē, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. head
  2. skull
  3. brains
  4. mental capability
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Bumped on the door

  1. Liangliang

    哎哟(āiyō)！我(wǒ)的(de)脑袋(nǎodai)撞到(zhuàngdào)门(mén)了(le)。

    Ouch! I bumped my head on the door.

  2. Dengdeng

    疼(téng)吗(ma)？让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)你(nǐ)的(de)脑袋(nǎodai)。

    Does it hurt? Let me look at your head.

  3. Liangliang

    不(bù)疼(téng)，只是(zhǐshì)吓(xià)了(le)一跳(yītiào)。

    It doesn't hurt, I was just startled.

  4. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，门(mén)也(yě)没(méi)坏(huài)。

    It's fine. The door isn't broken either.

  5. Liangliang

    不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)脑袋(nǎodai)里(lǐ)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)着(zhe)一件事(yījiànshì)：我(wǒ)饿(è)了(le)。

    But right now only one thing is in my head: I'm hungry.

  6. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，你(nǐ)的(de)脑袋(nǎodai)没事(méishì)，走(zǒu)，吃饭(chīfàn)！

    Great, your head is fine. Let's go eat!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)几(jǐ)天(tiān)我(wǒ)脑(nǎo)袋(dai)里(lǐ)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

I have too many things on my mind these days.

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02

他(tā)走(zǒu)路(lù)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)，脑(nǎo)袋(dai)撞(zhuàng)到(dào)了(le)门(mén)框(kuàng)上(shàng)。

He was careless while walking and hit his head on the door frame.

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