脑 (nǎo) means Brain (head - leader). Below are 24 of the 26 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
房间里有一台电 脑 。
Fángjiān lǐ yǒu yì tái diànnǎo.
There is a computer in the room.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 台
我的电 脑 中了病毒。
Wǒ de diànnǎo zhòng le bìngdú.
My computer has caught a virus.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 病毒
我今天 脑 袋有点疼。
Wǒ jīntiān nǎodai yǒudiǎn téng.
My head hurts a little today.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 脑袋
这个问题真伤 脑 筋。
Zhège wèntí zhēn shāng nǎojīn.
This problem really is a headache.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 伤脑筋
他把数据输入了电 脑 。
Tā bǎ shùjù shūrù le diànnǎo.
He entered the data into the computer.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 输入
这台电 脑 的硬件很好。
Zhè tái diànnǎo de yìngjiàn hěn hǎo.
The hardware in this computer is good.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 硬件
电 脑 会自动保存文件。
Diànnǎo huì zìdòng bǎocún wénjiàn.
The computer saves the file automatically.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 自动
这些照片都存在电 脑 里。
Zhèxiē zhàopiàn dōu cún zài diànnǎo lǐ.
These photos are all stored on the computer.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 存
用知识武装自己的头 脑 。
Yòng zhīshi wǔzhuāng zìjǐ de tóunǎo.
Arm your mind with knowledge.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 武装
我可以用一下你的电 脑 吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ yòng yíxià nǐ de diànnǎo ma?
May I use your computer for a moment?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 用
要清除电 脑 里的无用文件。
Yào qīngchú diànnǎo lǐ de wúyòng wénjiàn.
The useless files on the computer should be cleared out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清除
这个问题一直在他 脑 中盘旋。
Zhège wèntí yìzhí zài tā nǎo zhōng pánxuán.
This question kept circling in his mind.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 盘旋
电源突然断了，电 脑 也关机了。
Diànyuán tūrán duàn le, diànnǎo yě guānjī le.
The power suddenly cut out and the computer shut down.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 电源
无论何时都要保持清醒的头 脑 。
Wúlùn héshí dōu yào bǎochí qīngxǐng de tóunǎo.
One should keep a clear head at all times.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清醒
孩子的教育问题让他很伤 脑 筋。
Háizi de jiàoyù wèntí ràng tā hěn shāng nǎojīn.
His child's education gives him a lot of worry.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 伤脑筋
这本书试图解开大 脑 记忆的奥秘。
Zhè běn shū shìtú jiěkāi dànǎo jìyì de àomì.
This book tries to unlock the mystery of memory in the brain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奥秘
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From the graded readers
桌子上边有我的电 脑 和很多书。
zhuōzi shàng biān yǒu wǒ de(possessive) diànnǎo hé hěnduō shū.
On the desk are my computer and a lot of books.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room
我用电 脑 给自己打电话，可是没有人接。
wǒ yòng diànnǎo gěi zìjǐ dǎdiànhuà, kěshì méiyǒu rén jiē.
I rang my own number from the computer, but nobody picked up.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
我走上台，看着下面那么多张脸， 脑 子忽然一片空白。
wǒ zǒushang tái, kànzhe xiàmian nàme duō zhāng liǎn, nǎozi hūrán yīpiàn kòngbái.
I walked on stage, looked at all those faces, and my mind went blank.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
脑 appears in 26 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 脑
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 脑
How is 脑 used in a sentence?
This page shows 26 sentences using 脑 (nǎo, "Brain (head - leader)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 脑 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 脑 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 脑?
The dictionary page for 脑 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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