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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)

头脑清楚
tóunǎoqīngchu
lucid
头脑发胀
tóunǎofāzhàng
swelling of the head (physical condition)
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
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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