伤
脑
筋

To be a real headache in Chinese: 伤脑筋 (shāng nǎo jīn)

shāng nǎo jīn

to be a real headache

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 傷腦筋1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be a real headache
  2. 2to find sth a real headache
  3. 3to beat one's brains

Stroke order

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伤
脑
筋

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ㄕㄤ

shāng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄋㄠˇ

nǎo

ㄋ/ nㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄣ

jīn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

伤脑筋

Simplified

傷腦筋

Traditional

Example sentences

See 伤脑筋 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这个问题真让人伤脑筋。

    zhè ge wèn tí zhēn ràng rén shāng nǎo jīn。

    This problem is really a headache.

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Related words

伤

shāng

to injure

筋

jīn

muscle

电脑

diàn nǎo

computer

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

脑袋

nǎo dai

head

受伤

shòu shāng

to sustain injuries

头脑

tóu nǎo

brains

伤害

shāng hài

to injure

悲伤

bēi shāng

sad

大脑

dà nǎo

brain

脑子

nǎo zi

brains

伤口

shāng kǒu

wound

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