头脑

tóu nǎo · tou nao

Traditional 頭腦

Meaning

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  1. brains
  2. mind
  3. skull
  4. (fig.) gist (of a matter)
  5. leader
  6. boss

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2 examples
01

就(jiù)连(lián)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)头(tóu)脑(nǎo)也(yě)遵(zūn)守(shǒu)物(wù)理(lǐ)法(fǎ)则(zé)。

Even our brains are subject to the laws of physics.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by Luornu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)凭(píng)着(zhe)努(nǔ)力(lì)和(hé)生(shēng)意(yì)头(tóu)脑(nǎo)成(chéng)了(le)富(fù)翁(wēng)。

She became rich by virtue of hard work and good business sense.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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