神
经

Nerve in Chinese: 神经 (shén jīng)

shén jīng

nerve

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 神經2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1nerve
  2. 2mental state
  3. 3(coll.) unhinged
  4. 4nutjob

Stroke order

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神
经

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄣˊ

shén

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

神经

Simplified

神經

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 不要太神经质。

    bú yào tài shén jīng zhì。

    You don't have to be so nervous.

  • 你发神经了吗？

    nǐ fā shén jīng le ma？

    Have you gone nuts?

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Related words

神

shén

deity

经

jīng

classics

已经

yǐ jīng

already

经常

jīng cháng

frequently

经过

jīng guò

to pass

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

经济

jīng jì

economy

经历

jīng lì

experience

经验

jīng yàn

experience

精神

jīng shén

spirit

曾经

céng jīng

once

经典

jīng diǎn

the classics

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