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腦筋

nǎo jīn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

腦筋 (nǎo jīn) is a Chinese word meaning “brains”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. brains
  2. mind
  3. head
  4. way of thinking

Stroke order

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Example

這個問題很費腦筋。

This problem really takes some brainpower.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).