脑海

nǎo hǎi

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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(line of) thought

思维 refers to 'thinking' or 'thought', while 脑海 is the metaphorical space of memories.

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brains

Both can refer to the mind, but 脑子 is more colloquial and often means 'brain' physically.

Common in 在脑海中浮现 (appear in one's mind) or 脑海里闪过 (flash through one's mind).

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那段记忆在我的脑海中浮现。

That memory emerged in my mind.

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to come to mind

ocean

brain