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头脑

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tóu nǎo

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 头脑

丈二金刚摸不着头脑
zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

see 丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着头脑[zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]

丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)

摸不着头脑
mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

to be unable to make any sense of the matter

冲昏头脑
chōng hūn tóu nǎo

lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally

头脑清楚
tóu nǎo qīng chu

lucid

头脑发胀
tóu nǎo fā zhàng

swelling of the head (physical condition)

头脑简单四肢发达
tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá

all brawn no brains

头脑风暴
tóu nǎo fēng bào

brainstorming

Child Words of 头脑

头
tóu

head

脑
nǎo

brain

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