shāng​nǎo​jīn HSK7

troublesome

  • created sense approved 伤脑筋/傷腦筋 · shāng​nǎo​jīn · troublesome — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    伤脑筋 / 傷腦筋

    shāng​nǎo​jīn

    troublesome

    knotty; bothersome; difficult to solve (of a problem or situation)

    伤, 脑筋

    伤 (literal) → 伤/傷 · shāng · to hinder 脑筋 (literal) → 脑筋/腦筋 · nǎo​jīn · brains

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 伤脑筋/傷腦筋 · shāng​nǎo​jīn · to rack one's brains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    伤脑筋 / 傷腦筋

    shāng​nǎo​jīn

    to rack one's brains

    to be vexed; to find something a real headache; to exert great mental effort over a problem (of a person)

    伤, 脑筋

    伤 (literal) → 伤/傷 · shāng · to injure 脑筋 (literal) → 脑筋/腦筋 · nǎo​jīn · brains

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense