What 伤脑筋 means
- Troublesome (bothersome)
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伤脑筋 in a sentence
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What does 伤脑筋 mean in English?
伤脑筋 is pronounced shāngnǎojīn and means Troublesome (bothersome).
How do you pronounce 伤脑筋?
伤脑筋 is shāngnǎojīn in pinyin — written shangnaojin without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 伤脑筋?
伤脑筋 is written with 3 characters: 伤 (shāng) Injure (injury - wound), 脑 (nǎo) Brain (head - leader), 筋 (jīn) Muscle. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 伤脑筋 written in traditional Chinese?
傷腦筋. The simplified form 伤脑筋 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 傷腦筋 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shāngnǎojīn.
Is 伤脑筋 an HSK word?
Yes — 伤脑筋 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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