shén​jīng HSK5

nerve

神经 (神經) shén​jīng
nerve expression
an anatomical fiber that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord

Because of a severe injury, the nerves in his leg have lost sensation.

mental state noun
one's state of mind, sensitivity, or psychological condition

This noise is testing everyone's nerves.

unhinged verb
(colloquial) mentally unstable, crazy, or acting like a nutjob

Stop acting crazy over there and come here quickly.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
42.7 per million appears in 14% of films
Written text
44.9 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Sources

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