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nǎo

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Definitions

  1. 1. brain
  2. 2. mind
  3. 3. head
  4. 4. essence

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6089769)

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Words Containing 脑

脑子进水
nǎo zi jìn shuǐ

to have lost one's mind

脑勺
nǎo sháo

back of the head

绞尽脑汁
jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī

to rack one's brains

头晕脑胀
tóu yūn nǎo zhàng

dizzy and light-headed

脑垂体
nǎo chuí tǐ

pituitary gland

脑瘫
nǎo tān

cerebral palsy

石脑油
shí nǎo yóu

naphtha

脑电图版
nǎo diàn tú bǎn

electroencephalogram (EEG)

牛海绵状脑病
niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìng

bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE

榆木脑袋
yú mù nǎo dai

(coll.) thickhead

脑成像技术
nǎo chéng xiàng jì shù

brain imaging technique

脑力激荡
nǎo lì jī dàng

to brainstorm

电脑企业
diàn nǎo qǐ yè

computer company

大脑死亡
dà nǎo sǐ wáng

brain death

脑损伤
nǎo sǔn shāng

brain damage

脑杓
nǎo sháo

the spoon shape slope on the nape

小脑
xiǎo nǎo

cerebellum (part of the brain)

脑袋
nǎo dai

head

胸大无脑
xiōng dà wú nǎo

(having) big boobs but no brain

脑沟
nǎo gōu

sulcus (neuroanatomy)

开脑洞
kāi nǎo dòng

to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas

脑膜炎
nǎo mó yán

meningitis

豆渣脑筋
dòu zhā nǎo jīn

idiot

脑水肿
nǎo shuǐ zhǒng

cerebral edema

微电脑
wēi diàn nǎo

microcomputer

脑洞大开
nǎo dòng dà kāi

imaginative

后脑
hòu nǎo

hindbrain

脑袋
nǎo dài

head

下丘脑
xià qiū nǎo

hypothalamus (anatomy)

脑肿瘤
nǎo zhǒng liú

brain tumor

脑室
nǎo shì

ventricles of the brain

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]

脑回
nǎo huí

gyrus (neuroanatomy)

东方马脑炎病毒
dōng fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú

eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus

呆头呆脑
dāi tóu dāi nǎo

oafish; dull-witted

桥脑
qiáo nǎo

(anatomy) pons

樟脑
zhāng nǎo

camphor C10H16O

脑残粉
nǎo cán fěn

(slang) fanboy

脑叶
nǎo yè

lobe of the brain

头昏脑闷
tóu hūn nǎo mèn

fainting and giddy

脑残
nǎo cán

moronic

淹头搭脑
yān tóu dā nǎo

listless

脑满肠肥
nǎo mǎn cháng féi

(idiom) overweight as a result of living a life of privilege

脑门子
nǎo mén zi

forehead (dialect)

提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo

to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)

平板电脑
píng bǎn diàn nǎo

tablet computer (iPad, Android devices etc)

膝上型电脑
xī shàng xíng diàn nǎo

laptop (computer)

动脑
dòng nǎo

to use one's brain

脑袋开花
nǎo dài kāi huā

to blow one's brain out

首脑
shǒu nǎo

head (of state)

电脑网
diàn nǎo wǎng

computer network

脑神经
nǎo shén jīng

cranial nerves

樟脑丸
zhāng nǎo wán

camphor balls

脑际
nǎo jì

mind

间脑
jiān nǎo

diencephalon

手提电脑
shǒu tí diàn nǎo

portable computer

杂谷脑镇
zá gǔ nǎo zhèn

Zagunao town in Li county 理縣|理县, Sichuan

戆头戆脑
gàng tóu gàng nǎo

stupid (Wu dialect)

电脑辅助教材
diàn nǎo fǔ zhù jiào cái

computer-aided instruction

政府首脑
zhèng fǔ shǒu nǎo

head of state

电脑辅助设计
diàn nǎo fǔ zhù shè jì

computer-aided design

针头线脑
zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo

needle and thread

脑髓
nǎo suǐ

brain tissue

委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒
wěi nèi ruì lā mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú

Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus

脑电波
nǎo diàn bō

see 腦波|脑波[nǎo bō]

昏头昏脑
hūn tóu hūn nǎo

confused

豆腐脑
dòu fu nǎo

jellied tofu

愣头愣脑
lèng tóu lèng nǎo

rash

脑子生锈
nǎo zi shēng xiù

lit. brains rusty

苹果电脑
píng guǒ diàn nǎo

Apple computer

电脑病毒
diàn nǎo bìng dú

computer virus

头脑发胀
tóu nǎo fā zhàng

swelling of the head (physical condition)

电脑
diàn nǎo

computer

掌上电脑
zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo

handheld computer

脑门
nǎo mén

forehead

映入脑海
yìng rù nǎo hǎi

to come to mind

脑瓜子
nǎo guā zi

see 腦瓜|脑瓜[nǎo guā]

脑浆
nǎo jiāng

brains

脑炎
nǎo yán

encephalitis

脑死亡
nǎo sǐ wáng

brain death

脑性麻痹
nǎo xìng má bì

cerebral palsy

头脑清楚
tóu nǎo qīng chu

lucid

电脑断层扫描
diàn nǎo duàn céng sǎo miáo

CAT scan

电脑语言
diàn nǎo yǔ yán

programming language

脑筋
nǎo jīn

brains

脑液
nǎo yè

brain fluid

鬼摸脑壳
guǐ mō nǎo ké

muddled

脑膜
nǎo mó

meninx

脑力劳动
nǎo lì láo dòng

mental labor

电脑辅助工程
diàn nǎo fǔ zhù gōng chéng

computer-aided engineering

脑后
nǎo hòu

the back of the head

日本脑炎
rì běn nǎo yán

Japanese encephalitis

绞脑汁
jiǎo nǎo zhī

to rack one's brains

笔记型电脑
bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎo

notebook (computer)

土头土脑
tǔ tóu tǔ nǎo

rustic

电脑辅助设计与绘图
diàn nǎo fǔ zhù shè jì yǔ huì tú

computer-aided design and drawing

一股脑
yī gǔ nǎo

all of it

后脑勺
hòu nǎo sháo

back of the head

脑机接口
nǎo jī jiē kǒu

brain-computer interface

脑瓜
nǎo guā

skull

脑干
nǎo gàn

brain stem

头脑
tóu nǎo

brains

首脑会晤
shǒu nǎo huì wù

leadership meeting

电脑绘图
diàn nǎo huì tú

computer graphics

电脑软件
diàn nǎo ruǎn jiàn

computer software

家用电脑
jiā yòng diàn nǎo

home computer

置之脑后
zhì zhī nǎo hòu

to banish from one's thoughts

脑血管疾病
nǎo xuè guǎn jí bìng

cerebrovascular disease

鬼头鬼脑
guǐ tóu guǐ nǎo

sneaky

傻头傻脑
shǎ tóu shǎ nǎo

moronic

肝脑涂地
gān nǎo tú dì

to offer one's life in sacrifice

洗脑
xǐ nǎo

to brainwash

脑脊液
nǎo jǐ yè

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

杂谷脑
zá gǔ nǎo

Zagunao River in Sichuan, tributary of the Min River 岷江[mín jiāng]

丘脑
qiū nǎo

thalamus

头脑风暴
tóu nǎo fēng bào

brainstorming

巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo

to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy

台式电脑
tái shì diàn nǎo

desktop computer

脑海
nǎo hǎi

the mind

脑震荡
nǎo zhèn dàng

(med.) cerebral concussion

脑汁
nǎo zhī

brains

髓脑
suǐ nǎo

brains

脑溢血
nǎo yì xuè

cerebral hemorrhage

脑病
nǎo bìng

brain disease

脑充血
nǎo chōng xuè

stroke

桌上型电脑
zhuō shàng xíng diàn nǎo

desktop computer

脑胀
nǎo zhàng

lit. brain swelling

脑电图
nǎo diàn tú

electroencephalogram (EEG)

乙型脑炎
yǐ xíng nǎo yán

epidemic encephalitis B, aka Japanese encephalitis

脑出血
nǎo chū xuè

cerebral hemorrhage

脑下垂体
nǎo xià chuí tǐ

pituitary glands (at the base of the skull)

囟脑门
xìn nǎo mén

fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)

脑梗塞
nǎo gěng sè

cerebral infarction

头昏脑眩
tóu hūn nǎo xuàn

dizzying

麦金塔电脑
mài jīn tǎ diàn nǎo

Macintosh (brand of computers made by Apple)

脑细胞
nǎo xì bāo

brain cell

用脑
yòng nǎo

to undertake mental work

笔记本电脑
bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo

laptop

丘脑损伤
qiū nǎo sǔn shāng

thalamic lesions

头昏脑胀
tóu hūn nǎo zhàng

giddy

电脑网路
diàn nǎo wǎng lù

computer network

电脑系统
diàn nǎo xì tǒng

computer system

裂脑人
liè nǎo rén

commissurotomy

脑贫血
nǎo pín xuè

cerebral anemia

脑瘤
nǎo liú

brain tumor

脑壳
nǎo ké

skull

脑中风
nǎo zhòng fēng

cerebral stroke

脑卒中
nǎo cù zhòng

stroke

屁股决定脑袋
pì gu jué dìng nǎo dai

lit. the butt governs the head (idiom)

动脑筋
dòng nǎo jīn

to use one's brains

西方马脑炎病毒
xī fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

脑岛
nǎo dǎo

insula

脑波
nǎo bō

brain wave

脑子有泡
nǎo zi yǒu pào

soft in the head

个人电脑
gè rén diàn nǎo

personal computer

脑补
nǎo bǔ

(Internet slang) to imagine

首脑会议
shǒu nǎo huì yì

leadership conference

摸不着头脑
mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

to be unable to make any sense of the matter

脑桥
nǎo qiáo

(anatomy) pons

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

all brawn no brains

樟脑球
zhāng nǎo qiú

camphor balls

脑子
nǎo zi

brains

榆木脑壳
yú mù nǎo ké

bullet-headed

脑血管屏障
nǎo xuè guǎn píng zhàng

blood brain barrier

横头横脑
héng tóu héng nǎo

coarse and arrogant

冲昏头脑
chōng hūn tóu nǎo

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

神舟电脑
shén zhōu diàn nǎo

Hasee (computer manufacturer)

掌握电脑
zhǎng wò diàn nǎo

PDA

探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo

to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)

贼头贼脑
zéi tóu zéi nǎo

lit. to behave like a thief

主脑
zhǔ nǎo

leader

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)

脑图
nǎo tú

mind map

精虫冲脑
jīng chóng chōng nǎo

lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head

首脑会谈
shǒu nǎo huì tán

summit talks

大脑
dà nǎo

brain

脑力
nǎo lì

mental capacity

脑内啡
nǎo nèi fēi

endorphin

森林脑炎
sēn lín nǎo yán

forest encephalitis

脑梗死
nǎo gěng sǐ

cerebral infarction

伤脑筋
shāng nǎo jīn

to be a real headache