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头脑
頭腦
tóunǎo
1. brains
2. mind
3. skull
4. (fig.) gist (of a matter)
5. leader
6. boss
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3 5 丶
脑
nǎo
brain
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (8)

冲昏头脑
chōnghūntóunǎo
lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
冲昏头脑
chōnghūntóunǎo
lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
头脑清楚
tóunǎoqīngchu
lucid
头脑发胀
tóunǎofāzhàng
swelling of the head (physical condition)
摸不着头脑
mōbuzháotóunǎo
to be unable to make any sense of the matter
头脑简单四肢发达
tóunǎojiǎndānsìzhīfādá
all brawn no brains
丈二金刚摸不着头脑
zhàngérJīngāngmōbuzháotóunǎo
see [[丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着头脑<zhàngérhéshang]], [[mōbuzháotóunǎo>]]
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàngérhéshang,mōbuzháotóunǎo
lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head (idiom)

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