伤脑筋

伤脑筋 shāngnǎojīn in a sentence

Troublesome (bothersome)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

伤脑筋 (shāngnǎojīn) means Troublesome (bothersome). Below are 2 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

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

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

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How is 伤脑筋 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 伤脑筋 (shāngnǎojīn, "Troublesome (bothersome)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 伤脑筋 an HSK word?

Yes — 伤脑筋 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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