脑筋

nǎo jīn · nao jin

Traditional 腦筋

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)的(de)脑(nǎo)筋(jīn)转(zhuǎn)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài),无(wú)论(lùn)你(nǐ)对(duì)她(tā)说(shuō)些(xiē)什(shén)么(me),她(tā)总(zǒng)能(néng)巧(qiǎo)妙(miào)地(de)作(zuò)出(chū)反(fǎn)驳(bó)。

She's quick on her feet, so no matter what you say to her, she'll have a witty comeback.

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

02

年(nián)纪(jì)大(dà)了(le),脑(nǎo)筋(jīn)不(bù)如(rú)以(yǐ)前(qián)灵(líng)活(huó)了(le)。

As I get older, my mind isn't as sharp as it used to be.

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