脑
袋

Head in Chinese: 脑袋 (nǎo dai)

nǎo dai

head

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 腦袋2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1head
  2. 2skull
  3. 3brains
  4. 4mental capability

Stroke order

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脑
袋

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄠˇ

nǎo

ㄋ/ nㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

˙ㄉㄞ

dai

˙/ neutral toneㄉ/ dㄞ/ ai

Simplified & traditional

脑袋

Simplified

腦袋

Traditional

Example sentences

See 脑袋 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我有个黄鱼脑袋。

    wǒ yǒu gè huáng yú nǎo dài。

    I have a memory like a goldfish.

  • 你的脑袋坏了吗？

    nǐ de nǎo dài huài le ma？

    Is your skull broken?

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Related words

袋

dài

pouch

电脑

diàn nǎo

computer

头脑

tóu nǎo

brains

口袋

kǒu dài

pocket

大脑

dà nǎo

brain

脑子

nǎo zi

brains

首脑

shǒu nǎo

head (of state)

脑海

nǎo hǎi

the mind

脑筋

nǎo jīn

brains

睡袋

shuì dài

sleeping bag

塑料袋

sù liào dài

plastic bag

伤脑筋

shāng nǎo jīn

to be a real headache

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